{"id":110713,"date":"2024-10-05T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T08:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110713"},"modified":"2024-10-05T15:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T08:12:48","slug":"creepy-skyquakes-are-a-booming-phenomenon-scientists-are-stumped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110713","title":{"rendered":"Creepy &#8216;skyquakes&#8217; are a booming phenomenon \u2014\u00a0scientists are stumped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This one\u2019ll have you quaking.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists have little explanation for a booming phenomenon that\u2019s terrifyingly rocking the globe  \u2014\u00a0though they have been noted as ominous preludes to earthquakes. <\/p>\n<p>Episodes of so-called skyquakes, the bizarre exploding sound more mysterious and creepy than thunder, have been recorded as far away as India and Japan, along with many incidents stateside \u2014\u00a0going back centuries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Strange Sounds in Colorado Before Earthquake\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JArPkrS4LYQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Over and over again, they\u2019ve been heard where storms aren\u2019t present. <\/p>\n<p>Two Colorado hikers recorded a daylight episode on video, shortly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JArPkrS4LYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">before seismic activity occurred<\/a> in 2011.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Closer to home in New York, the act of nature is sometimes referred to as the \u201cSeneca Guns\u201d in the Finger Lakes region. Famed author James Fenimore Cooper described the freak incidents as \u201cdeep, hollow, distant and imposing\u201d in his 1850 short story \u201cThe Lake Gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lake seems to be speaking to the surrounding hills, which send back the echoes of its voice in accurate reply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the 1800s in seismically susceptible New Madrid, Missouri, similar \u201cartillery\u201d sounds preceded earthquakes \u2014 a strange occurrence repeatedly reported across the country for much of the century, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/programs\/earthquake-hazards\/earthquake-booms-seneca-guns-and-other-sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the US Geological Survey<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>But experts don\u2019t need to dive back hundreds of years to find other prominent examples.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33510032\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5016949152542;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-modal-image=\"33510032\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lake-Seneca-9.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Strange booms in the sky have been traced back to Lake Seneca in New York state for centuries.\" class=\"wp-image-33510032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lake-Seneca-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lake-Seneca-9.jpg?resize=300,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lake-Seneca-9.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lake-Seneca-9.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lake-Seneca-9.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Strange booms in the sky have been traced back to Lake Seneca in New York state for centuries. <span class=\"credit\">Inside Edition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn 2001, a swarm of small earthquakes accompanied by booming sounds unnerved the city of Spokane,\u201d the USGS reported as well. <\/p>\n<p>North Carolina has been another popular location for so-called skyquakes, as one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZSgn2LPlYFM\">video of the strange noises circulated<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama was also dumbfounded by a \u201cloud boom heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not see anything indicating large fire\/smoke on radar or satellite; nothing on USGS indicating an earthquake,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWSBirmingham\/status\/930532906585546757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E930532906585546757%7Ctwgr%5E899e6e309a457c3c6cddac47a8631746c8eedbaf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.howstuffworks.com%2Fscience-vs-myth%2Funexplained-phenomena%2Fwhat-are-skyquakes.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the NWS posted to X at the time<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have an answer, and can only hypothesize with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooper noted in the 19th century that \u201cno satisfactory theory has ever been broached to explain these noises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over a century later, an unsatisfying amount of clarity has been reached on the subject.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Strange Sonic Boom Trumpet Sounds Around The World - North Carolina, 2\/12\/2014\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZSgn2LPlYFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMany of the \u2018boom stories\u2019 remain a mystery,\u201d according to the USGS, which noted some have explicable reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can deduce from observations and measurements in West Coast locations that at least some of the East Coast booms are associated with very small earthquakes,\u201d the government agency wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmall shallow earthquakes sometimes produce rumbling sounds or booms that can be heard by people who are very close to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Re: loud boom heard: we do not see anything indicating large fire\/smoke on radar or satellite; nothing on USGS indicating an earthquake. We don&#8217;t have an answer, and can only hypothesize with you. 1) sonic boom from aircraft; 2) meteorite w\/ current Leonid shower?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSBirmingham\/status\/930532906585546757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Such is the case of East Hampton, Connecticut where<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/11\/lifestyle\/connecticut-town-has-mysterious-non-stop-loud-booms-and-mini-earthquakes-for-centuries\/\"> \u201cMoodus Noises\u201d or similar booms<\/a> have startled residents with intense shaking for hundreds of years.<\/p>\n<p>The USGS added that the East Coast and Northeast specifically have the highest volume of reports. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists in 2020 attempted to find an answer to the strange skyquakes and their affiliation with the shaking Earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenerally speaking, we believe this is an atmospheric phenomenon \u2014 we don\u2019t think it\u2019s coming from seismic activity,\u201d researcher Eli Bird\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/agu-seneca-guns-cause.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told Live Science<\/a> at the time. \u201cWe\u2019re assuming it\u2019s propagating through the atmosphere rather than the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/04\/science\/creepy-skyquakes-are-a-booming-phenomenon-scientists-are-stumped\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one\u2019ll have you quaking. 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