Scientist claims strong earthquake will hit Pakistan in next 2 days. Can they be predicted accurately?

The seismological research institute Solar System Geometry Survey (SSGS) has predicted that a powerful earthquake may occur in Pakistan's Balochistan area in the next few days, according to Pakistan media reports.

It claimed that the magnitude of the quake may be 6 or more. Pakistan's GEO TV reported that The Netherlands-based organisation known for its seismic observations and predictions noted that strong tremors have been recorded in the underground Chaman fault line in Pakistan's Balochistan.

The SSGS reasoned that fluctuations of electric charge in the atmosphere near the sea level have been recorded, due to which some areas including Pakistan's Balochistan province may experience powerful earthquakes in the next few days.

According to SSGS, the areas defined are only approximations and there is currently no reliable way to determine exact locations. The SSGS has declared the Chaman fault line as a region of high-potential seismicity

The scientist who made the prediction is Frank Hoper Bates. He had tweeted on February 3 and said that sooner or later an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 will occur in South Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. His prediction came to be true 3 days later.

Nearly 60,000 people died in the earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria on February 3.

However, according to the US Geological Survey, earthquakes cannot be predicted with pinpoint accuracy. One can predict the probability of a quake in certain areas within a certain timeframe but the exact date, time and location can't be predicted.

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