Strange Blue Lights Appear Following Morocco’s Tragic Earthquake

By Lauren Haughey

Published: 14:44 BST, 13 September 2023 | Updated: 17:48 BST, 13 September 2023

Unexplained footage of peculiar blue lights has emerged after Morocco experienced a devastating earthquake. These mysterious lights, seen flashing above Agadir at the base of the Atlas Mountains, were captured hours before the tremor with a magnitude of 6.8 struck. While the authenticity of the videos has not been verified, witnesses are bewildered by the sightings, speculating that a UFO or lightning may be the cause.

Another possible explanation for these lights is the phenomenon known as “earthquake lights,” which occur during times of seismic stress. However, the existence and origins of earthquake lights remain uncertain.

What Are Earthquake Lights?

Earthquake lights are uncommon lights that are believed to occur due to changes in Earth’s magnetic field during volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. Scientists propose that electric charges in rocks at the Earth’s crust ionize air molecules as they reach the surface, resulting in the creation of these strange lights. However, much about this phenomenon is still unexplained.

Geophysicist Dr. Friedemann Freund explains that the conditions for seeing and recording earthquake lights are more likely when earthquakes occur at night. Although earthquake lights were initially considered a myth, they are now thought to be related to changes in the Earth’s magnetic field during seismic activities.

The lights can take various forms, such as pink spheres or four-inch “flames” appearing above the ground. Reports suggest that the latter occurred in Italy’s L’Aquila moments before a 2009 earthquake, while a bright purple globe of light was witnessed near the St. Lawrence River in Quebec 11 days before a powerful quake in 1988. In 2014, Dr. Friedemann and his colleagues examined 65 unexplained accounts of earthquake lights dating as far back as 1600.

These lights are often observed near fractures in the Earth’s crust, known as “rifts,” and are most commonly reported before or during an earthquake. This pattern has led scientists to believe that a buildup of seismic stress triggers earthquake lights. The theory suggests that electric charges in the rocks at the crust ionize air molecules as they approach the surface, resembling a battery-like reaction. Despite these findings, much about earthquake lights remains a mystery.

Understanding earthquake lights as a pre-earthquake phenomenon, in combination with other parameters that fluctuate before seismic activity, may one day assist in predicting major earthquakes, according to Robert Thériault of the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles of Québec.

Geologists have confirmed that the 6.8 magnitude tremor that struck Morocco is the most significant earthquake in the heart of the country in over 120 years and the deadliest in six decades. Rescue efforts are still underway, with people in remote areas resorting to manual digging as heavy machinery is unable to reach them.

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