319 forecasters

A major United States earthquake by 2023?

17%chance

17%chance

ResolvedNo

ResolvedNo

The community gave this a 17% chance, and it resolved No.

Forecast Timeline

Authors:

Opened:

Nov 21, 2017

Closes:

Apr 15, 2021

Resolved:

Jan 1, 2023

Spot Scoring Time:

Nov 21, 2017

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