NZ: Light shed on 2011 quake phenomenon

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/9572359/Light-shed-on-quake-phenomenon

Stuff.co.nz
Light shed on quake phenomenon
LIAM HYSLOP
Last updated 05:00 03/01/2014


A dark hole of knowledge about strange lights seen during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake has been illuminated by new research out of North America.

Many witnesses recounted seeing white and blue lights in the sky before, during and after the quake...

 

[Emily]

Re: NZ: Light shed on 2011 quake phenomenon

http://www.nature.com/news/earthquake-lights-linked-to-rift-zones-1.14455

Earthquake lights linked to rift zones

Steep geological faults most likely to host strange luminescence.

Alexandra Witze

02 January 2014
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More generally, spreading the word about earthquake lights could raise awareness about them as a possible quake warning, says Th?riault. The phenomenon has alerted people before: near L?Aquila, Italy, in April 2009, a man saw white flashes reflecting off his kitchen furniture in the early hours of the morning and took his family outside to safety6. Two hours later, a devastating earthquake struck.

Nature
doi:10.1038/nature.2014.14455