Links between Earthquake in Soloman Islands and Earthquake Prediction in Jim Berkland in California

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted Solomon Islands at 0423 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.



The epicenter, with a depth of 81.6 km, was initially determined to be at 10.4450 degrees south latitude and 161.4199 degrees east longitude. The quake was centered 76 km west of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, and 171 km southeast of the capital Honiara, Solomon Islands.



No tsunami warning was issued. And so far no casualty or damage has been reported.

This earthquake is in a series of earthquakes in this region.

Jim Berkland has already predicted an earthquake in California.

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Jim Berkland Predicts Earthquake in California

People, or even websites, predicting earthquakes is nothing new, as we all know that nobody can really tell when the next big one is going to hit, but geologist Jim Berkland has become the latest internet sensation. In a nutshell, he says that "one of the most major seismic windows in recent history is approaching between March 19 and 26." Continue reading for the interview.

He's been at this for a while, and did happen to publish something in the Santa Cruz Sentinal warning of a coming quake just days before Loma Prieta. He points to shifts in the Earth's magnetic fields, which he believes are responsible for the recent mass fish die-off in Redondo Beach, as a contributing factor to his prediction.

[via SFist]

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