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QUAKE CITY: Prediction Impossible
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Dan Carino
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Mar 7, 2009
QUAKE CITY: Prediction Impossible
Caltech's noted earthquake expert Dr. Lucy Jones (ducking and covering, at left) schools contributor Jackson Musker in the science on quake predictions, and talks about the new frontier of "Earthquake warnings."
Despite what you heard when you were in school, the motto du jour is "drop, cover, and hold on!" Dr. Lucy Jones (left) demonstrates during the Great Shakeout.
Despite what you heard when you were in school, the motto du jour is "drop, cover, and hold on!" Dr. Lucy Jones (left) demonstrates during the Great Shakeout.
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David McNew/Getty Images
)

Caltech's noted earthquake expert Dr. Lucy Jones (ducking and covering, at left) schools contributor Jackson Musker in the science on quake predictions, and talks about the new frontier of "Earthquake warnings."

Caltech's noted earthquake expert Dr. Lucy Jones (ducking and covering, at left) schools contributor Jackson Musker in the science on quake predictions, and talks about the new frontier of "Earthquake warnings."