Solid earth geophysics 743-760 Earthquake Prediction

Rikitake Tsuneji, Hamada Kazuo

Table of contents :
Historical, Archeological, and Geological Seismicity……Page 1
Crustal Strain……Page 4
Seismic Gap……Page 6
Land Deformation……Page 7
Seismic Activity……Page 8
When do We Observe a Precursor?……Page 9
Where do We Observe a Precursor?……Page 10
Macroscopic Precursors……Page 11
Practical Prediction Based on Precursor Appearance……Page 12
Present Status of Earthquake Prediction Research and Evaluation of Prediction Technique……Page 13
Characteristic Features of Earthquake Precursors……Page 14
Recent Research Trends……Page 15
Recent Social Environment Regarding Earthquake Prediction in Japan……Page 16
Rate of predicted events……Page 17
References……Page 18