# Strange "Earth groans" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854 "2013-09-03T02:24:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TashaKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/1 "2013-09-03T02:24:05Z")
I was fascinated by these videos last year, and had completely forgotten about the bizarre phenomenon until now: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5XsVZ8OgTs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5XsVZ8OgTs) I was never one to believe in the “2012 Apocalypse” hoax, but I’m ashamed to admit that when I saw my first “Earth groans” video in November of last year, it gave me nightmares. The first video I saw was the one that begins at 5:14 in the video, as it was featured on the news. I’m just wondering if the cause of the sounds has been discovered, and if not, what do you think is the cause? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/2 "2013-09-03T02:36:53Z")
It’s ambient electronic music, added as a soundtrack. You can hear the guitar in the Bucharest segment. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/3 "2013-09-03T02:51:07Z")
Silliest thing I’ve seen this week. ---
**Author:** ![TashaKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/4 "2013-09-03T02:54:52Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Silliest thing I’ve seen this week. You could have just not responded instead of being rude. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/5 "2013-09-03T03:03:37Z")
You could have taken 2 seconds to apply a minimum of critical thinking before posting that ridiculous nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/6 "2013-09-03T04:16:40Z")
The very first segment. The camera pans around the person seen in the video is totally NOT responding to the HUGE BOOMS. The person taking the video doesn’t speak at all. No “What was that?” Nothing. OBVIOUSLY FAKE. ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/7 "2013-09-03T05:17:30Z")
Yup, it sounds exactly like clips from various dark ambient recordings. Could be Lustmord or Thomas Koner (or dozens of others). ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/8 "2013-09-03T05:55:12Z")
FWIW, in southern California, you can sometimes hear earthquakes, as they make a subtle, deep, rather haunting noise. Not always, and not everywhere, but I have definitely heard it. [(This appears to be somewhat controversial.)](http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_earthquakes_make_noise#) ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/9 "2013-09-03T06:22:31Z")
Guys, Aristotle thought earthquakes were caused by the release of compressed air deep underground. At least he was right about the pressure build-up part. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/10 "2013-09-03T06:23:03Z")
Uploaded by “TheBeginning IsNear”? ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/11 "2013-09-03T06:32:00Z")
> [@TashaKitty](#): > > I was fascinated by these videos last year, and had completely forgotten about the bizarre phenomenon until now: > > \ > > I’m just wondering if the cause of the sounds has been discovered, and if not, what do you think is the cause? There’s a youtube video specifically debunking those videos, which shows its the exact same sound in every video just dubbed over the top of different footage. btw even though I knew it was fake I found it pretty damn creepy as well. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/12 "2013-09-03T08:49:49Z")
Here’s the debunking video: [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08yk_AQvGMk) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/13 "2013-09-03T11:49:19Z")
There are real earth noises, some of the most famous up here in New England. Google “Moodus noises.” The Moodus school teams are named the Noises, as well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/14 "2013-09-03T12:06:09Z")
I have definitely heard noises from earthquakes, sort of a soft vibration or grinding. ---
**Author:** ![TashaKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/15 "2013-09-03T16:30:56Z")
> [@Fubaya](#): > > Here’s the debunking video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08yk\_AQvGMk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08yk_AQvGMk) Ah! Thank you! That answers my question. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/16 "2013-09-03T23:35:42Z")
> [@TashaKitty](#): > > Ah! Thank you! That answers my question. No problem. I ran across this stuff about two weeks ago and a couple videos looked very realistic so I started googling/youtubing to find out more, then I found the debinking video. I had a feeling I’d see this stuff again so I bookmarked it. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/17 "2013-09-04T19:15:59Z")
I’ve been close to the epicenter of a ~6.0 earthquake, and it sounded like a thunderstorm underground. ---
**Author:** ![LMarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@LMarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LMarie)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-earth-groans/667854/18 "2013-09-04T20:29:50Z")
> [@grude](#): > > I have definitely heard noises from earthquakes, sort of a soft vibration or grinding. Same here. Sometimes you hear them a half second before you feel them. Some sound like huge semi-trucks, others like freight trains and just when you stop to wonder about the sound, you begin to feel the shake.