Artificial intelligence could improve predictions for where quake aftershocks will hit

An artificial neural network guessed aftershock locations better than traditional methods

aerial photo over the Indonesian island of Lombok

AFTERSHOCK DAMAGE  Four days after a magnitude 7.0 quake shook the Indonesian island of Lombok on August 5, a magnitude 5.9 aftershock caused further damage to the rattled island.

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A new artificial intelligence is turning its big brain to mapping earthquake aftershocks.