Has anyone heard that animals are able to sense earthquakes before humans can realize it?

Question

My sister has gone through a few tectonic movements. She says that her dog and the neighbor's dogs were barking like something had happened like 20 or 30 minutes before my sister and the rest of the people realized what was going on.
Is this true? If it is, does anybody know the scientific reason for this.
Thanks.

Answer 1

yeah,it`s true.That`s why no animal died in the tsunami wave.

Answer 2

It is true that animals senses the earthquake waves before human sense it. We were unable to find the exact reason for it. If we know how, we can also try to predict it in advance. As I am doing some research on early warning systems I am giving below some of the prediction method. Knowing this may help to certain extend.
Methods for prediction of earthquakes & Tsunami
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1. Seismic gape: - The earthquake at a particular place may occur for every fixed gape of time. By knowing the past records of the quakes affected at that place may help to decide when the earthquake is next due.

2. Planet position.: - When the stress is accumulated at the tectonic plate boundary and the same time if the position of more than 2 planets comes in a straight line this may help to accelerate the earthquakes. There fore the full moon days and new moon days are more vulnerable days for earthquakes. Some time this method fails why? Think of a sick patient. New moon and full moon days are dangerous for only sick patents. These days will not affect the healthy people. The same way if there is no accumulated stress at the tectonic plate boundaries no need to worry about the planet positions.

3. Sun rays falling method: - If you observe the position of the sun rays falling on our wall at a particular time on all days it should form an angular infinity symbol. If there is any deviation in its path it means that there is some difference in height of the earth. That means some strain noticed at that place. Somebody claims that they can predict the place of epicenter by observing this. The laser beam measuring method of earth height from satellite also will help.

4. MCDB:- Chinese scientist claims that they can predict up to 60 % accuracy by sensing electro magnetic rays.

5. Cloud forming: - Few hours to a few days before the occurrence of earthquakes a cloud reader claims that he has noticed a peculiar mosaic type of formation .We may also notice some lightening in the sky.

6. By sound :- A professor from Ajmeer University claims that he was able to hear a low frequency noise under 125 meter depth in a bore well. The same thing was reported by one Mr. Nair that he heard some roaring noise under the earth one week before the occurrence of earthquake in Gujarat.

7. By frequency of waves :- Mr Richter Allen of Berkley University claims that he can decide the magnitude of earthquake just 4 seconds after observing the frequency of the primary wave. Present method needs the full seismographic picture to find the real magnitude that too from as many places as possible to have fairly accurate results. His claim has got some truth because when there is a slip of bigger tectonic plate the frequency of quake will be less. If a small tectonic plate slips the frequency of the waves will be more.
8. There are several changes in nature and in the behaviors of animals and birds can be observed before an earthquake and Tsunami. I wrote several articles on these subjects.



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Answer 3

In 373 B.C., historians recorded that animals, including rats, snakes and weasels, deserted the Greek city of Helice in droves just days before a quake devastated the place.

Accounts of similar animal anticipation of earthquakes have surfaced across the centuries since. Catfish moving violently, chickens that stop laying eggs and bees leaving their hive in a panic have been reported. Countless pet owners claimed to have witnessed their cats and dogs acting strangely before the ground shook—barking or whining for no apparent reason, or showing signs of nervousness and restlessness.

But precisely what animals sense, if they feel anything at all, is a mystery. One theory is that wild and domestic creatures feel the Earth vibrate before humans. Other ideas suggest they detect electrical changes in the air or gas released from the Earth.

Answer 4

Yes. Animals have sort of a sixth sense when it comes to things like this. They are more in tune with the earth than a human. So therefore, they are able to sense when a disaster is coming. Pay attention to the animals.

Answer 5

There is a man who studies this, he claims that he can predict earthquakes and one way he know this is when there is an increased number of lost pets in a specific area. He mainly studies the effect of the earth by the lunar gravitational pull. His name is Jim Berkland.

I heard him speak on the late night talk radio show of "Coast to Coast Am with George Noory. http://www.coasttocoastam.com
I would also search him on the Coast to coast website and google him too.

Answer 6

i think that they hear it coming. our dog would always hear storms long before we would. i think it is the same for earthquakes