Being able to anticipate major earthquakes and ameliorate the terrible suffering they bring would be an enormous boon. Consequently, earthquake prediction remains an important area of research in spite of the myriad unknowns that continue to plague the field.
不過由於劇烈強震帶來的災害實在太慘重，前兆預測的研究，即使還有太多的不確定性，仍是值得投資及努力的方向。