May
20
I think most everyone is now aware of the devastation left behind by the recent earthquake in Sichuan China. I am lucky to have never experienced an Earthquake of that magnitude. One thing I never became familiar with is the earthquake lights phenomenon or earthquake lights folklore. Apparently for years and years there have been reports of strange lights in the sky before Earthquakes have occurred. I don’t think these observations have ever really been associated with earthquakes, but it certainly is an interesting occurance.
Earthquake lights usually appear as either blue or red colored lights, somtimes similar to prism colors. Some are bright, some are dark. The types of lights reported have varied over the years. Some of these lights have been said to appear as if they have risen from the ground, while others have been seen above the seas. The lights will usually appear days, or sometimes weeks before an earthquake. There are all sorts of theories as to why these lights appear, but to my knowledge, none of them have been confirmed as the actual cause.
There have been videos now showing these types of lights before the China earthquake. I’ve posted one of these videos below. This particular video footage was apparently captured 30 minutes to an hour before the powerful quake.
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That’s an interesting phenomenon. I’d never heard of that before. Does it happen everywhere that earthquakes occur? I lived in southern California for a while and went through a couple quakes, but have never seen any lights. I wonder if it only happens in certain areas…