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Does current research indicate that an advance warning system for earthquakes may be possible? (More specifically the prospects for near future; <30 yrs.)

I just want to know the current state of research and how feasible earthquake prediction is, or seems like it can be.
gpt
Going back to basics, earthquakes are the result of slippages of rock deep in the earth, and the exact moment of the slippage depends on the exact time when the forces involved reach a breaking point.  So predicting earthquakes is much like predicting which stick will cause the pile of "pick up sticks" to collapse when you pull it out.  Or exactly when a sand castle at the beach will collapse as it dries out.  There may be indications of activity that are associated with earthquakes, but there are so many potential factors involved it seems unlikely that there will ever be a reliable way to predict specific earthquakes with any precision.