Big earthquakes may never be predictable - Prof. Giulio Di Toro | Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission

Big earthquakes may never be predictable - Prof. Giulio Di Toro | Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission

It is very, very difficult to predict when a big earthquake will hit. And we may never be able to forecast precisely the time, magnitude and location of destructive quakes such as those that tore through central Italy in August and October. But our understanding of how they happen is improving dramatically, says Giulio Di Toro, professor of geology in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester, UK.