] Seismologists may soon have the ability to predict
] earthquakes several months in advance, say a team
] of researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles.

They predicted the recent Central California and Japan shakers. They have not analyzed data on Bam (yet).

] Although the group prefers not to announce predictions
] to the public for fear of causing panic and economic
] damage, UCLA did reveal in a press release Tuesday that
] the team is now watching for a possible 6.4 magnitude
] quake in a sparsely populated area south of the Mojave
] Desert sometime before Sept. 5.