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Unveiling the mysterious “seismic lights” observed before major earthquakes: A phenomenon that has puzzled scientists for centuries

[Voice of Hope, September 15, 2023](Comprehensive report by our reporter Xie Bohu) A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 occurred in Morocco late at night on the 8th, killing thousands of people. However, before the earthquake occurred, some people noticed what experts called “seismic lights” in the sky. Similar “signs” not only often appear in previous strong earthquakes, but were even recorded in ancient Greece.

Surveillance videos shared by Moroccan people showed that before a strong earthquake occurred, strong blue “seismic lights” appeared frequently in the Moroccan sky. It can also be found from the video that the sky at the upper left showed three large-scale conspicuous blue lights in just 30 seconds. In fact, such “earthquake lights” have been recorded by the public before many strong earthquakes occurred.

“CNN” mentioned in a report on the 14th that John Derr, a retired geophysicist who once worked at the U.S. Geological Survey, said that these earthquake lights have always puzzled scientists, and there is no consensus on their cause, but He emphasized that “earthquake lights are absolutely real.”

According to Del’s 2019 edition of “Encyclopedia of Solid Geophysics,” seismic lights were recorded in ancient Greek documents 1,600 years ago. It can appear in many forms, including something like lightning, ribbons of auroras, glowing orbs floating in mid-air, glows in clouds, or even small sparks that flicker and crawl near the surface. These lights usually appear shortly before or immediately before an earthquake occurs, and can be observed in the air about 600 kilometers away from the epicenter.

The study also found that 80% of seismic lights will occur when the earthquake magnitude is greater than 5.0, especially when an earthquake is about to occur or when an earthquake occurs. Earthquakes usually occur at plate boundaries, but ground lights are more easily observed above plates rather than at their edges. In addition, ground lights often appear near rift valleys.

The strong earthquake that occurred in Turkey on February 10 this year also captured a strong blue light that illuminated the entire sky.

A strong earthquake occurred in Qinghai, China in the early morning of January 8, 2022. Before the earthquake, some residents also captured “seismic lights”, which were as dazzling as being hit by a missile.

Editor in charge: Tang Jie

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2023-09-15 16:32:42

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