] "We have made a major breakthrough, discovering the ] possibility of making predictions months ahead of time, ] instead of years, as in previously known methods," ] Keilis-Borok said. "This discovery was not generated by ] an instant inspiration, but culminates 20 years of ] multinational, interdisciplinary collaboration by a team ] of scientists from Russia, the United States, Western ] Europe, Japan and Canada." UC NewsWire -- Earthquakes can be predicted months in advance |