Nova: Earthquake

Only fools, charlatans and liars predict earthquakes quipped the late Charles Richter, who knew enough about nature's ultimate upheavals to invent the scale by which they are measured. Nevertheless, prediction is the siren song of earthquake studies-the alluring problem on which reputations can be won or wrecked. Follow as NOVA takes a look at the high-stakes quest to predict earthquakes.

Producer: Carl Charlson
Actor: Nova