As for earthquakes, though they were still formidable, they were so interesting that men of science could hardly regret them.
Only fools, liars, and charlatans predict earthquakes
Whatever the natural cause, sin is the true cause of all earthquakes.
We are the fault line; if you don't deal with this fault line, you're going to have an earthquake, that's what we always said.
I think we’re like farm animals before an earthquake.
Perhaps one day earthquakes, hurricanes and financial crashes will all be predictable. But we don't have to wait until then for seismology, meteorology and economics to become sciences; they already are.
My base will show up in earthquakes.
They say that in the hour before an earthquake the clouds hang leaden in the sky, the winds slows to a hot breath, and the birds fall quiet in the trees of the town square. Yes but these are the same portents that precede lunchtime, frankly.
Most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry. ... There is progress of California toward building new construction according to earthquake-resistant design. We would have less reason to ask for earthquake prediction if this was universal.
