Abstract: A study on prediction of number and maximum magnitude of great earthquakes (M_S≥7.0) before 2020 in China's continent has been down by using n-multi Bernoulli model of independence test. The results show that the occurrence probability of earthquakes with M_S=7.0~7.9 and M_S=7.5~7.9 are 1.0; the occurrence probability of earthquakes with M_S≥8.0 is 0.67 before 2020 in China's continent. According to the preceding probability level of 0.10, numbers of earthquakes with M_S=7.0~7.9, M_S=7.5~7.9 and M_S≥8.0 would range from 8 to 12, 1 to 4 and 1 to 2, respectively. Therefore, the maximum magnitude of great earthquakes would be 7.5~7.9, and it doesn't exclude the possibility of earthquake occurrence with M_S≥8.0 before 2020 in China's continent.

Key words: China's continent, Before 2020, Prediction of great earthquake numbers, Maximum magnitude prediction of great earthquake