This strange phenomenon is called Earthquake Light and appears to occur above locations under seismic pressure, according to the New York Times.
People have wondered about seismic light for a long time, said Professor Karen Daniels, a physician at North Carolina State University. It is one of the perennial and never-before-explained mysteries.
Seismic light is very difficult to study because it cannot be predicted. It is not known where the seismic light will occur, when, and scientists do not know where to place the device to detect this phenomenon. Many experts suspect that seismic light is related to earthquakes, according to the US Geological Survey.
Earthquake lighting documents have been around for centuries, according to Professor John Ebel, a seismologist at Boston University, who wrote a book on the history of earthquakes in the northeastern United States.
In a 2014 study, scientists found reports of sky- brightening phenomena during 65 earthquakes in Europe and the Americas in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
These reports include information about various types of seismic lights, from bright lights in the sky to low-altitude lights on the horizon. Some of the seismic lights lasted for a few minutes, while others were bright and turned off like lightning. Earthquake lights are also observed in many different colors.
With the existence of dash cams, smartphones and social networks, the first non-anthese data on seismic light has been identified. For example, a video of light on an earthquake caused a stir during the Guerrero earthquake in Mexico in 2021.
The theories about how light and earthquake formation are caused by friction between tectonic plates that create electricity. But experts question the idea.
Another explanation could be an optical star caused by a power line shaken by an earthquake, according to Professor Daniels. However, she and other experts do not rule out the possibility of no connection between light and events.
