Earthquake prediction is a branch of the science of seismology concerned with the specification of the

time, location, and magnitude of future earthquakes

 Unusual animal behavior

 Water level in wells

 Changes in Vp /Vs

 Radon Emission

 Foreshocks or minor shocks before major earthquake

 Statistical Probability

Vp the velocity of a "P" (primary or pressure) wave, Vs the velocity of the "S" (secondary or shear)
wave. Small-scale laboratory experiments, ratio Vp /Vs changes when rock is near the point of
fracturing.

sudden increase in radon abundances in streams, well and ground water might be useful for the
prediction of Earthquake.

Using the past earthquake records, combined with knowledge of the fault movement, the USGS
predict the earthquakes >6.7M in San Francisco region .

is a linear-dynamic statistical analysis method which measures the contribution from each natural mode
of vibration to indicate the likely maximum seismic response of an essentially elastic structureResponse-
spectrum analysis provides insight into dynamic behavior by measuring pseudo-spectral acceleration,
velocity, or displacement as a function of structural period for a given time history and level of damping.

A response spectrum is simply a plot of the peak or steady-state response (displacement, velocity or
acceleration) of a series of oscillators of varying natural frequency, that are forced into motion by the
same base vibration or shockThe resulting plot can then be used to pick off the response of any linear
system, given its natural frequency of oscillation

One such use is in assessing the peak response of buildings to earthquakes.

Response Spectrum Curve is plotted

between acceleration and Time
period.

Acceleration is kept on y axis

and Time period on X axis