FAQs - Common Myths about Earthquakes
- Can you predict earthquakes?
- Can animals predict earthquakes?
- Can some people sense that an earthquake is about to happen? (earthquake sensitives)?
- Is there earthquake weather?
- Are there more earthquakes in the morning/in the evening/at a certain time of the month?
- Can the ground open up during an earthquake?
- Will California eventually fall off into the ocean?
- Do earthquakes cause volcanoes?
- Can you prevent large earthquakes by making lots of small ones, or by "lubricating" the fault with water or another material?
- Why are we having so many earthquakes? Has earthquake activity been increasing? Does this mean a big one is going to hit? OR We haven't had any earthquakes in a long time; does this mean that the pressure is building up?
- What is the "Triangle of Life" and is it legitimate?
- Where can I buy a Richter scale?
