Dear Chalachew Tesfa Terefe,

you are welcome to the next discussion:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Exists-the-next-situation-when-an-outsider-researcher-who-has-achieved-a-very-encouraging-result-in-earthquake-forecasting-is-not-supported

I hope you will find some comments useful to your question.

Here is my short response to your question: the improvement of the technology of building, improvement of the detection of seismic precursor instruments...increasing the knowledge about Earth inside... Can be used for exploration of raw material...

Regards,

Laszlo

Dear Chalachew Tesfa Terefe.

I interpret that your question aims to emphasize what roles the earthquakes play, beyond the very consequence that it produces, many times destructive to infrastructure and human life, and beyond the physical aspect of the phenomena.

I think there are a very good answers in the article “Why Earth’s Cracked Crust May Be Essential for Life” by Rebecca Boyle (2018) that I am attaching as a pdf copy of the original, that you can find at https://www.quantamagazine.org/plate-tectonics-may-be-essential-for-life-20180607/.

I put emphasis (bold, colors and quotation marks) in some aspect that the Author explain to illustrate the fundamental roles that earthquakes have on the Earth's dynamics, one of the most important manifestations of Plate Tectonics, and its operative forces for movements at the Earth's surface, the global cycles within the deep Earth and their effect on the surface environment.

We live on a dynamic planet, therefore, it is possible to conclude, dear Colleague, that if Plate Tectonics did not exist on our planet, the Earth, possibly you could not have made any query and I could not have answered you.

Best regards, Mario E. Sigismondi

I agree with Mario´s answer and with the focus of the paper that he attached. Not to mention that the huge amount of data that each earthquake releases has allowed our first steps for attempting to unveil our earth´s interior since the 19th century, which later provided the foundations of Plate Tectonics

A few points.

Earthquakes help to renew the landscapes by removing and reprocessing sediments in mountainous areas, which also lead to organic matter recycle, and many other elements to do so.

It is not until recently that we are aware of the complex mechanics involved in earthquakes, and still learning. So, in despite they could cause damage and pain in humankind, they help as well to take data for replan and rebuild in better conditions to mitigate their future damage (i.e., EQ-proof codes).

We have learnt about our Earth interior thanks to the deep study of waves travelling through our planet, and then correlating them with those ET rocks we have here (meteorites).

1. Earthquake swarms (dozens or hundreds of Richter 4s and 5s in a small area in a relatively short time) are not well understood. 2. There is a fair chance twin earthquakes (more or less the same Richter very close in space and time) will be followed by a more powerful event: twin Richter 7s might be followed by a Richter 8, for example. 3. Tsunamis 4. volcanic eruptions - hundreds of R2s and R3s indicate magma movement and there may be significant earthquakes near the volcano before or after the eruption 5. the movement of refugees, decreases in air quality (dust) and problems with water and sewage in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake usually cause local epidemics