1.   Although seismologists have learned a lot from the deadly Northridge temblor, actually predicting quakes remains just a dream.

2.   Even though the GPS allows direct observation of accumulating tectonic stress, she said it may never achieve the pipe dream of scientists actually predicting a quake.

3.   They hope the technique can be used to provide information to help predict quakes.

4.   The closest thing to an earthquake god is David Schwartz, the U.S. Geological Survey geologist whose specialty is predicting quakes in Northern California.

5.   The official Xinhua News Agency reported that seismologists earlier this year had predicted the quake, but did not say whether local residents were told to prepare for it.

6.   The quakes had been predicted, and many people had time to move to safety, he said.

7.   The official Xinhua News Agency reported that seismologists earlier this year had predicted the quake, but did not say if local residents were told to prepare for it.

8.   Hsin Tsai-chin, director of the center, predicted more quakes in the next few days, due to continued movements of the continental and Philippine plates.

9.   Japan, hit by a series of earthquakes in recent weeks, plans to step up geological surveys to help predict quakes, Construction Minister Kohen Nosaka said Friday.

10.   Scientists hope the effort will bring them closer to predicting future quakes.