An excellent article in The Washington Post, written in 2015 after the Nepal quake, on the subject of earthquake prediction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ache...eel-any-better/

"...earthquakes remain fundamentally unpredictable and eccentric."

"...not saying everyone should be nervous about an imminent earthquake. But everyone should understand the need for societal resilience. We have put more people and more infrastructure in the path of natural forces that have always been around, and always will be part of our lives."