Have we documented animal behavior in earthquakes areas prior to the quakes happening?

Question

science project

Answer 1

Animals can predict earthquakes.
FICTION: Changes in animal behavior cannot be used to predict earthquakes. Even though there have been documented cases of unusual animal behavior prior to earthquakes, a reproducible connection between a specific behavior and the occurrence of an earthquake has not been made. Because of their finely tuned senses, animals can often feel the earthquake at its earliest stages before the humans around it can. This feeds the myth that the animal knew the earthquake was coming. But animals also change their behavior for many reasons, and given that an earthquake can shake millions of people, it is likely that a few of their pets will, by chance, be acting strangely before an earthquake.

Answer 2

Isolated instances have been recorded and documented but not an all-encompassing study to my knowledge. Check with animal shelters in areas of recent quakes and see if the info has been compiled and published. Great topic to pursue!