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California breaks record for most magnitude 4.0 earthquakes in a single year sparking fears of the 'Big One' Scientists warn the 'big one' is now overdue to hit California .
The average number of magnitude 4 and above earthquakes for this region is about eight per year.
This year , however, the region has seen a noticeable increase in the number of quakes.
Scientists are not able to predict earthquakes, but they have long warned about the inevitability of 'the big one'.
Scientists can't infer any information about 'the big one' from these latest quakes.
But advancements in earthquake forecasting could eventually help us narrow down a timeline for when it might strike.
This doesn't mean we can forecast the exact timing of a future earthquake.
But the findings could help scientists estimate when a fault has reached a critical point.
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