Predicting or Forecasting Earthquakes and the Resulting Ground-Motion Hazards: A Dilemma for Earth Scientists

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Editorial| December 24, 2014 Predicting or Forecasting Earthquakes and the Resulting Ground‐Motion Hazards: A Dilemma for Earth Scientists Zhenming Wang Zhenming Wang Kentucky Geological Survey, 504 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40506 [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Zhenming Wang Kentucky Geological Survey, 504 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40506 [e-mail] Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2015 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2015) 86 (1): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220140211 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Zhenming Wang; Predicting or Forecasting Earthquakes and the Resulting Ground‐Motion Hazards: A Dilemma for Earth Scientists. Seismological Research Letters 2014;; 86 (1): 1–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220140211 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Recent earthquakes, particularly the 2008 Wenchuan (China), 2009 L'Aquila (Italy), 2010 Haiti, 2011 Christchurch (New Zealand), and 2011 Tohoku (Japan), events, have renewed debate among scientists (e.g., Jordan et al., 2011; Stein et al., 2011; Peresan et al., 2012; Stirling, 2012; Jordan, 2013; Jordan et al., 2014; Wang and Rogers, 2014) on predicting or forecasting earthquakes and their resulting ground‐motion hazards. The main reason for this debate is societal demand for predicting or forecasting. In other words, scientists, seismologists in particular, feel compelled to provide predictions or forecasts to... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.