Phivolcs researcher: Minor quakes may indicate stronger quakes to come but…

MANILA, Philippines— Are minor earthquakes signs of stronger earthquakes to come?

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Science Researcher Dante Soneja says maybe, but he was quick to clarify that there isn’t really a way by which scientists can predict earthquakes.

In an interview Tuesday with Susan K and Den Macaranas of “Good Morning Inquirer” on Radio Inquirer 990AM, Soneja said:

“Pero hindi masasabing magkakaroon ng malakas [na earthquake] kasi nagkaroon tayo ng sunod-sunod na mahihina,” Soneja said, but added that it is only after a strong movement that we can conclude that the smaller tremors were, indeed, “foreshocks.”