# Earthquake weather **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 1, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-weather/90972 "2001-11-01T19:17:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dave\_Stewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dave\_Stewart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Stewart)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-weather/90972/21 "2001-11-06T04:27:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*I’d never heard about “earthquake weather” and as someone who used to teach a seismology class I’m doing my best to keep a straight face. > > Two concepts were mentioned: > > Earthquakes occur as a rusult of a certain type of weather - laughable. > > Earthquakes might cause subtle changes in the weather - worth considering. > > Certainly faint diagnostic attributes are present since yes, some animals apparently act quite differently prior to a quake. Burrowing animals often will refuse to go underground. Fish will jump out of the water. Dogs, cats and horses appear skiddish. > > Something’s going on but it’s on a level too faint for we as humans to discern. \*\* Any stats on climatic _changes_ before or after an earthquake? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-weather/90972/22 "2001-11-07T20:34:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by deb2world \* > \*\*But to those living in earthquake regions the belief is prevalent that there is a weather condition that earthquakes happen in, call it an “earthquake season”. \*\* People are notoriously bad at objective data taking. Many policemen, firefighters and nurses swear that there is more business for them during a full Moon, but there have been several studies that show that this is certainly not the case (I have papers at home on the studies, but not handy, my apologies). People tend to remember things when they are tied to unusual events. So if you have an earthquake when the weather is hot, then that makes the two seem connected. The only two earthquakes I have actually felt here in CA were both around 8 in the morning, on a Tuesday. Coincidence? Yes. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-weather/90972.md?page=1)