Jinan Earthquake Monitoring Center responded that strange red light appeared in the sky in many places before and after the Shandong Plain earthquake. Video | Blogger | Red Light
On the 6th, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. From the evening of the 5th to the early morning of the 6th, multiple bloggers in Jinan, Dezhou, Jining and other places in Shandong Province posted pictures and videos claiming that strange red light appeared in the sky.
Before the earthquake in many parts of Shandong, eerie red light was captured in the sky. Image source/network
"It's still glowing red now." A blogger posted a picture at 3am today, saying that he was almost scared to death when he went downstairs, and the sky to the east was super red. The blogger also claimed that he captured it in Jiaxiang County, Jining, and the night scenes captured by the camera were so popular.
The pictures it posted show that the entire sky is a rose red color. Multiple individuals from Shandong who displayed IPs replied in a post that the sky was very red yesterday evening. Many people also replied that it's not P at all, the sky in the afternoon is this color.
A blogger said, "In the evening, seeing red light all over the sky and pink clouds outside, is it a precursor to an earthquake?" The reporter contacted the blogger and said that she felt strange when she saw red light all over Jinan. She didn't expect an earthquake in the early morning. They felt a strong earthquake, and after the earthquake, some people said it was earthquake light, but she didn't know whether to believe it or not.
Before the earthquake in many parts of Shandong, eerie red light was captured in the sky. Image source/network
Ms. Cui from Yucheng, Dezhou, told reporters that there was a 5.5 magnitude earthquake on the plain, and they also felt it there. Many people experienced the earthquake for the first time, so they stayed outside for a whole night and didn't dare to go home. The streets were full of cars and the roadside was full of people. "Last night's sunset was really strange, the sky was red and rarely seen."
A staff member at a convenience store in Pingyin County, Jinan, told reporters that last night when it was dark, the sky started to turn red, and it remained red until midnight before I went to bed. The staff of another supermarket also said that in the evening, the sky was indeed red and looked strange.
Many people question: Is the red light in the sky related to earthquakes? Is it a precursor to an earthquake?
Before the earthquake in many parts of Shandong, eerie red light was captured in the sky. Image source/network
Regarding this, the reporter contacted the Jinan Earthquake Monitoring Center. The staff replied that red light appeared in the sky, which is a common phenomenon, mainly due to climate reasons. The correlation between sky red light and earthquakes lacks sufficient credible basis and standards, therefore, it cannot be used as a necessary condition for predicting earthquakes, especially when it appears several tens of kilometers away from the epicenter, and has no correlation significance. Nowadays, predicting earthquakes mainly relies on comprehensive analysis and analysis using various technological means such as geomagnetic, electromagnetic, and groundwater levels. Of course, if citizens find any abnormal phenomena, they can also call the 12345 hotline to report.