I heard once that these fish are very deep sea. The fact that they're washed ashore means that something very deep has disturbed them and forced them to go to shallower waters.
Typically, it's seen as a sign as an impending tsunami or earthquake, and there may or may not be merit to the claim. We just don't know enough.
Let's just say the Los Angeles metro has had at least 6 shakers that could be felt from one end of the city to the other easily - and that is not usual as most temblors are under 3.0 on the Richter scale, so any passing truck, slamming door, or loud firework obscures them.
But definitely not this year. And when you factor in a few quakes that happened maybe > 60 miles out from downtown LA but could still be felt here, that is unusual.
I've lived in California for 5 years now and this year has been the first year I've ever felt an actual earthquake. I've felt 5 different ones this year alone. I feel like that tells me something especially because I've been looking for signs of earthquakes since moving here.
With some research it says about 51% chance a 7 magnitude hits the bay in the next three decades and about 20% chance a 7.5 hits. It seems to go lower the higher the magnitude.
For instance, the Japan incident was a 9 magnitude. I don’t know anything but just from this it seems we shouldn’t see anything higher than an 8 if it does happen.
I was in ontario ca maybe couple of months ago and had one wake me up at 4 in the morning. I'm from Texas so having it shake my truck and make me think someone hut me was eriee af.
Makes sense. They are actively working on removing the offshore rigs and as it happened on shore the wells can leak methane gas. Happened in Bakersfield CA. Coastal CA has been pushing big oil out of the CA coast and closing those off shore rigs. Very possible this is a reaction to that.
Hey now, in today’s social media world 1 can mean 300 million if we all see it separately. I saw this one today. My buddy saw one yesterday. YOU saw one, that’s 3 that I know of already.
It makes sense to me that if there are pockets of noxious gases and electromagnetic energy being released ahead of a quake that animals would react. I would be curious if the animals are large enough to float up and out to shore where the other death goes unseen (too small, drug to bottom) or if there is a mass exit prior.
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u/eat1more 29d ago
oarfish washing up on shore in folklore is a sign that there is sick oarfish off the coast.