I am not entirely sure but there maybe some truth to the suggestion that animals can sense earth quakes in advance - https://goo.gl/j4sLFw - https://goo.gl/YrSzJm

How about a pet owner data collective that predicts earthquakes? It would work by having some sort of Fitbit accessory for our pets which would collect and share their electrical signals via an app. Machine learning could then correlate these signals with actual earthquake activity and learn how to predict quakes (or if we would be able to predict them). Maybe just in time before the next big one hits the Bay Area :-) .