Dogs cannot predict earthquakes

Because earthquakes do not have any patterns that can be used to predict them. Humans do not know the exact cause of earthquakes, nor the condition of the earth's crust. Human beings don’t know as much about the earth’s crust as they do about space. Humanity has never successfully predicted earthquakes, and no scientist has ever claimed to be able to predict earthquakes. There is no research that proves that abnormal movements of animals can be used to prove earthquakes. And many parents said that during the earthquake, their dogs were still sleeping soundly without any reaction or movement.

Causes of strange phenomena in dogs before earthquakes

Dogs will exhibit some abnormal behaviors before earthquakes, such as restlessness, barking, etc. Many people will associate this phenomenon with earthquakes. However, as early as the 1970s, the United States Geological Survey conducted extensive research on abnormal animal reactions and earthquakes. It turned out that there was no relevant connection between the two. Although the foreshocks of the earthquake may have disturbed animals that are sensitive to vibrations. But things like weather changes, hunger, and even a truck driving nearby can trigger similar reactions in dogs. That said, dogs can also behave abnormally for a variety of reasons, not just earthquakes.

It is not true that dogs’ abnormal phenomena predict earthquakes

First, dogs do not have abnormal phenomena before every earthquake. Second, not every time a dog moves, there will be an earthquake. Third, there is a possible reasonable explanation. The P wave of earthquakes propagates the fastest, reaching 6 to 7 kilometers per second. The propagation of S waves and surface waves is much slower, but the destructive effect of earthquakes is mainly caused by surface waves. brought. The dog may have sensed the P wave that arrived earlier, so it moved abnormally. Just like during a thunderstorm, some people see lightning and some hear thunder. People who see lightning know that thunder is happening earlier than people who only hear thunder. Just know earlier rather than predict in advance.