[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by khantko ↗

popular belief says, Oarfish only surface prior to an earthquake. In fact, an unusual 14 Oarfish beached themselves in japan during march 2010 a year before the tragedy.

They can probably sense early disturbances in the geographic activity of the ocean floor such as magnetic, thermal, or pressure differences thus causing them to leave their local "home" in an attempt to escape the irritant.

http://news.discovery.com/earth/ocea...kes-131023.htm

i imagine it has something to do with the fish's lateral line, if true...

[khantko]

Originally Posted by Kanda444 ↗

http://news.discovery.com/earth/ocea...kes-131023.htm

i imagine it has something to do with the fish's lateral line, if true...

good insight, oarfish do have a lateral line longer than most

[BadAshly]

A year before the tragedy? That's a little lengthy of a prediction...if it was like a day before the earthquake I'd maybe see how someone could relate the two, but a year before? That's quite a stretch