What is earthquake weather?

(KRON) -- Californians mightiness person antecedently stumbled upon the word "earthquake weather," which idiosyncratic would notation to erstwhile experiencing upwind that supposedly precedes an earthquake.

So, what precisely is earthquake weather? And is it adjacent a existent thing?

Where did earthquake upwind originate?

Portrait of Aristotle. Photo: Museo Nationale, Naples. Undated.

A mates 1000 years ago, Aristotle, an past Greek philosopher and scientist, believed earthquakes were caused by winds trapped successful underground caves.

"Small tremors were thought to person been caused by aerial pushing connected the cavern roofs, and ample ones by the aerial breaking the surface," the United States Geological Survey said.

People successful the 4th period B.C. had crushed to judge successful the earthquake mentation due to the fact that they believed a ample magnitude of aerial was underground, and the upwind would often beryllium calm and lukewarm earlier an earthquake.

USGS said it was past determined that radical successful Ancient Greece believed "earthquakes occurred successful calm, cloudy conditions, and were usually preceded by beardown winds, fireballs, and meteors."

Is earthquake upwind a existent thing?

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Despite having preceding upwind conditions for different upwind disasters specified arsenic a tsunami oregon a hurricane, the USGS says, "There is nary specified happening arsenic 'earthquake weather." Statistically speaking, earthquakes hap successful some warmer and colder weather.

Very ample low-pressure changes associated with large tempest systems (typhoons, hurricanes, etc) are known to trigger episodes of responsibility gaffe (slow earthquakes) successful the Earth’s crust and whitethorn besides play a relation successful triggering immoderate damaging earthquakes. However, the numbers are tiny and are not statistically significant.

Similar to a equine amusement oregon crossing your fingers, it seems arsenic though humans conscionable bask having power implicit the unknown. For example, successful immoderate areas of the world, this taxon of food is considered a preview of atrocious news oregon a earthy disaster.