 measuring 3.5 to 6.0 on the Richter scale. So Jim called that one, or this newspaper headline. California geologist was right on the money with his prediction, and this is the Seattle Times. He's too dignified to say, I told you so, but California geologist Jim Birkeland did indeed tell us so, and he's got video to prove it. That's the beginning of the article, or this one from the Times Tribune. Birkeland scores again on quake.