What is earthquake weather?

( KRON ) — Californians might have previously stumbled upon the term “earthquake weather,” which someone would refer to when experiencing weather that supposedly precedes an earthquake.

So, what exactly is earthquake weather? And is it even a real thing?

Where did earthquake weather originate?

A couple thousand years ago, Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, believed earthquakes were caused by winds trapped in underground caves.

“Small tremors were thought to have been caused by air pushing on the cavern roofs, and large ones by the air breaking the surface,” the United States Geological Survey said .

People in the fourth century B.C. had reason to believe in the earthquake theory because they believed a large amount of air was underground, and the weather would often be calm and warm before an earthquake.

USGS said it was then determined that people in Ancient Greece believed “earthquakes occurred in calm, cloudy conditions, and were usually preceded by strong winds, fireballs, and meteors.”

Is earthquake weather a real thing?

Despite having preceding weather conditions for other weather disasters such as a tsunami or a hurricane, the USGS says, “There is no such thing as ‘earthquake weather.” Statistically speaking, earthquakes happen in both warmer and colder weather.

Very large low-pressure changes associated with major storm systems (typhoons, hurricanes, etc) are known to trigger episodes of fault slip (slow earthquakes) in the Earth’s crust and may also play a role in triggering some damaging earthquakes. However, the numbers are small and are not statistically significant.

The United States Geological Survey

Similar to a horse show or crossing your fingers, it seems as though humans just enjoy having control over the unknown. For example, in some areas of the world, this species of fish is considered a preview of bad news or a natural disaster.

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