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To: Elsewhere who wrote (9413)9/25/2003 7:01:27 PM
From: NickSE   of 793904
 
I wonder if this guy is on to something....

Astronomer Predicts Major Quake in Japan
15 Sep 2003, 09:26 UTC
voanews.com

An astronomer in Japan is causing a stir with a prediction of an impending major earthquake in the Tokyo area. The prediction, first posted on Internet web sites, has some Japanese making preparations for an imminent disaster.

Although officials and scientists say no present technology can predict earthquakes, some Japanese are heeding the prediction made by Yoshio Kushida. The self-taught astronomer turned earthquake forecaster says he has developed a way to predict the timing and intensity of tremors by monitoring very high frequency radio waves.

That research has led Mr. Kushida to predict that a magnitude seven or greater quake will shake the Tokyo metropolitan area soon - most likely, he claims, Tuesday or Wednesday.

Mr. Kushida says that just before big earthquakes, tiny cracks and movements of magma cause electro-magnetic disturbances, which can be monitored on FM radio receivers. Mr. Kushida says he analyzed such data from the 1995 Kobe earthquake - which killed six-thousand people - and that led him to his prediction.....
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