Recent global seismic monitoring shows no precursors or elevated strain accumulation pointing to a magnitude 8+ megaquake in the remaining two-week window through August 31. The 7.7 Indonesia and 7.4 Colombia events in mid-August released energy along subduction zones without triggering widespread aftershock sequences or stress transfers that historically precede larger ruptures. USGS data confirm typical worldwide activity levels, with no anomalous clustering near high-risk faults such as the Cascadia Subduction Zone or Nankai Trough. Short-term earthquake prediction remains impossible, and the market’s 94.7% “No” consensus reflects this statistical reality plus the absence of official alerts from agencies like the USGS or JMA. An unexpected foreshock cascade in a locked segment could still shift odds, though such scenarios lack supporting observations.