Can toads, frogs and other animals predict earthquakes?

re: Can toads, frogs and other animals predict earthquakes?

Adzoe — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:30:15 GMT

In a study people were asked to discover what turned a light on or off in their cubicle. Everyone came up with a list of connections. In truth, random people went by a remote location and flipped a switch. Humans are bent on creating explanations for events and happenings.

China is in the opposite season as Bakersfield. This is the season and weather condition here to bring out droves of young frogs and toads, most of which will become prey to accident and predators. Since this was not the case in China, a link could be potentially more significant. But it is dangerous to create fictitious connections even though the human brain desires to explain everything.

What have the seismographs said about changing rates and frequency spectrums of micro tremors? If there is an unexplained shift then an unexpected migration could be potentially significant.

re: Can toads, frogs and other animals predict earthquakes?

mezzey — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:46:00 GMT

OMG maybe the toads just predicted the Santa Cruz county fire...LOL

re: Can toads, frogs and other animals predict earthquakes?

geodoni — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:26:20 GMT

All I can say is that I lived in the Northridge area when the quake of 1971 hit. I do remember about 15 minutes before the quake, I heard the neighborhood dogs barking, along with my own wanting out of the house and it was a type of bark that caused me a bit of alarm. I didn't see any type of distrubance so I went back to bed. A few minutes later the quake hit and the dogs were frantic. The quakes that I have experienced since also had the dogs and horses upset. The horses started pacing and the dogs started barking. This time I paid attention and sure enough, the quake hit. I don't know what the correlation is, but I do know this. When the animals start to show signs out of the clear blue, I pay attention. Being a native of California, I pay heed.

re: Can toads, frogs and other animals predict earthquakes?

catpaw — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:08:14 GMT

I have heard from several souces of the same observation, that animals show unusual agitation before an earthquake.

One theory is that animals are aware of noise frequencies imperceptive to people. News reports say panicked animals before the catastrophic tidal wave occurred in Indonesia were observed. Few animals were killed in the flood.

Problem is, predicting earthquakes is an "iffy" business in any circumstance. I don't recall panicked animals being reported before the tidal wave in Hawaii. Assuming the "animal alarm" is an accurate indicator, I doubt if it is early enough to do much evacuation.

re: Can toads, frogs and other animals predict earthquakes?

catpaw — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:10:06 GMT

re: Can toads, frogs and other animals predict earthquakes?

KeeganP — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:44:53 GMT

It was the 3.6 magnitude earthquake that took place last week has left the people in desperate need of extra cash. Fortunately, the only thing hurt was the drywall on the homes in the area and residents’ pocketbooks, which they will have to compensate for come next payday. It seems the earthquake came in good timing for the supervisor for the Charleston county school district who was apparently trying to invest money into the local schools partly as a precautionary measures for future earthquakes. After this one, it appears he won’t be having any more problems getting what he wants. Personally, I was not aware South Carolina is almost as bad as California when it comes to earthquakes. Hopefully this will serve as a wake-up call or a reminder that life is unpredictable – anything can happen.

You can read the article called "Charleston Earthquake | Payday Will Be Spent Fixing Drywall," on the http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/12/16/charleston-earthquake-payday-will-be-spent-fixing-drywall/

re: Can toads, frogs and other animals predict earthquakes?

bye1962 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:54:09 GMT

yes, i believe all of the animals of any kind CAN and DO predict earthquakes all of the time. that sure is neat that they can do that. :)