pam Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 So I was reading something interesting tonight. This was the exact moment that lightning his the Moroni statue on the Bountiful temple. See the two orbs of lights? Some say these are earthquake lights and means that an earthquake is to come shortly after. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140106-earthquake-lights-earthquake-prediction-geology-science/ I wonder if there is any truth to this, I guess we shall find out if we have an earthquake very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Just finished the article and boy, there is something I had never heard of before. Either those are earthquake lights, the camera flashes of others taking pictures of Moroni get struck with lightning or fancy Photoshop? zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Those aren't earthquake lights. And they don't come out of the ground days before the earthquake. They come out more-or-less during the earthquake or immediatly before. If you live anywhere near the area, I'd challenge you to go drive out there around twilight and see if you notice the two lights in the exact same spots. They look like simple outdoor vapor lights that might be supercharged by the electric field produced by the atmospheric conditions that caused the lightning in the first place. Edited May 25, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSellers Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Carborendum said: They look like simple outdoor vapor lights. I couldn't spot the type, but that's my assessment, as well. Many street lamps have a light-sensitive cell that turns them on when the sun isn't shining brightly enough. Each lamp has its own controller, and they're not perfectly calibrated, so two lamps, side by side, may not be on at the same time. Lehi Edited May 25, 2016 by LeSellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 There was an earthquake in Utah today. Not a big one. About 4.1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, pam said: There was an earthquake in Utah today. Not a big one. About 4.1. Sorry Pam, but it didn't actually happen unless a credible source like the SLTribune reports it. Vort, Just_A_Guy and pam 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 minute ago, NeedleinA said: Sorry Pam, but it didn't actually happen unless a credible source like the SLTribune reports it. Let's get the name right. It's called the Salt Lake Tribulation. Daybreak79-1, NeedleinA and Vort 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Speaking of the S.L.T... My father, the anti-mormon. He never made a name for himself, but he did contribute to the body of church criticism. He worked for the SLC newspapers back in the '70's. Back then, both Trib and DesNews came out of the same building, off the same presses, and at many folks worked on both. He, being a drinking, swearing, areligious gambling man, of course preferred the Tribune to the Church's Deseret News. And he once showed me his "proof" that the church was bad. He showed me three newspapers for a certain day. First-run DesNews and Trib, there on page C5, was the same article on gambling. But the second-run DesNews paper, turn to page C5, and the article had been changed, to a report on charitable activities of some old ladies knitting circle. My dad's theory was that THE BRETHREN© always got an advance issue of the paper, saw the article on gambling, and forced the change. (I didn't say it was much of a contribution to the body of church criticism, just that it was a contribution.) If he were alive today, he'd talk about how the church was behind the photoshopping, trying to maintain it's power over the people through earthquakes (or some such similar opinion.) Edited May 25, 2016 by NeuroTypical NeedleinA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 15 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said: THE BRETHREN© Hah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 52 minutes ago, pam said: There was an earthquake in Utah today. Not a big one. About 4.1. Well, how about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, pam said: There was an earthquake in Utah today. Not a big one. About 4.1. Ok, Utah, when God tries shocking you, then shaking you, maybe it's time to give Him your full attention before He has to go back to boils or locusts or something. Blackmarch, Daybreak79-1 and NeedleinA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 9 minutes ago, NightSG said: Ok, Utah, when God tries shocking you, then shaking you, maybe it's time to give Him your full attention before He has to go back to boils or locusts or something. He already did the locust thing. But then he sent seagulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSellers Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, pam said: There was an earthquake in Utah today. Not a big one. About 4.1. I wonder if there are many days when there is not an earthquake in the Valley. Not all tremblers are big enough to register except on sensitive equipment, but I'd guess they are nearly a daily occurrence. Well, I checked and found it's not a daily thing, but it is frequent: about 5 hours ago 4.0 magnitude, 15 km depth Duchesne, Utah, United States 11 days ago 2.3 magnitude, 10 km depth Morgan, Utah, United States 13 days ago 2.0 magnitude, 10 km depth Wolf Creek, Utah, United States 16 days ago 1.5 magnitude, 3 km depth Willard, Utah, United States about a month ago 1.6 magnitude, 10 km depth Snyderville, Utah, United States 2 months ago 1.8 magnitude, 11 km depth Coalville, Utah, United States 3 months ago 2.4 magnitude, 0 km depth Midway, Utah, United States 4 months ago 1.8 magnitude, 1 km depth Midway, Utah, United States 4 months ago 1.8 magnitude, 9 km depth Heber, Utah, United States 4 months ago 2.9 magnitude, 10 km depth Heber, Utah, United States Map data ©2016 Google Imagery ©2016 TerraMetrics Terms of Use Report a map error Map Satellite 5 months ago 1.8 magnitude, 4 km depth Morgan, Utah, United States 5 months ago 1.8 magnitude, 10 km depth Wolf Creek, Utah, United States 6 months ago 1.8 magnitude, 4 km depth Perry, Utah, United States 7 months ago 1.6 magnitude, 16 km depth Morgan, Utah, United States 7 months ago 2.2 magnitude, 8 km depth Grantsville, Utah, United States 8 months ago 1.5 magnitude, -2 km depth Heber, Utah, United States 8 months ago 1.6 magnitude, -2 km depth Herriman, Utah, United States 8 months ago 2.4 magnitude, 0 km depth Herriman, Utah, United States 9 months ago 2.0 magnitude, 9 km depth West Point, Utah, United States 10 months ago 1.9 magnitude, 10 km depth Morgan, Utah, United States Lehi Edited May 25, 2016 by LeSellers NeedleinA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSellers Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 4 minutes ago, LeSellers said: I wonder if there are many days when there is not an earthquake in the Valley. Not all tremblers are big enough to register except on sensitive equipment, but I'd guess they are nearly a daily occurrence. Sorry 'bout the weird formatting. I tried to fix it, but it only got worse. Lehi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) 21 minutes ago, LeSellers said: I wonder if there are many days when there is not an earthquake in the Valley. Not all tremblers are big enough to register except on sensitive equipment, but I'd guess they are nearly a daily occurrence. On average, Utah experiences over 800 earthquakes per year. But the 4.0 range is about where you start noticing it. And it is that level or higher that is a rare thing in Utah. Generally a 4.1 would be noticeable to people within the epicenter if they were quietly sitting down with only the mildest of distractions. By 4.5 some would notice even if they had some distraction like an mp3 player or TV going. The fact that this earthquake (4.0 or so) made the news is an indicator as to how rare such are in Utah. Edited May 25, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8Shooter Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 15 hours ago, pam said: So I was reading something interesting tonight. This was the exact moment that lightning his the Moroni statue on the Bountiful temple. See the two orbs of lights? Some say these are earthquake lights and means that an earthquake is to come shortly after. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140106-earthquake-lights-earthquake-prediction-geology-science/ I wonder if there is any truth to this, I guess we shall find out if we have an earthquake very soon. I heard one of the earthquake light people got turned into a newt, but they got better. Anyway... WARNING: NERD CONTENT The two orbs of light are probably from high voltage surge arresters. These arrestors have a semi-conductor in them that is normally dielectric. When the power grid voltage surges above normal (like a lightning strike) the dielectric properties of the arrester break down creating a direct path to ground. The path to ground can involve a ball of ionized particles (read- orb or as I call it "ball of fire"). The reclosing circuit breaker on the power grid then sees a dead short and briefly cuts the power. During this time that the power is off (usually a half second or so) the arrestor regains it's dielectric properties. The recloser will then try to energize the power grid again and "ding", your lights (and not the earthquake lights) are hopefully back on. These surge arresters are about the size of a pop can and are located all over the power grid. Sometimes they explode and start grass fires. This is why your lights usually blink off when lightning hits. Lightning only has to strike close to set off the arresters. The lightning hit Moroni, but that amount of power will almost always find a path into the power grid and create a surge. END OF NERD CONTENT NeuroTypical and David13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Str8Shooter said: or as I call it "ball of fire" Goodness! Gracious! (PS: You're such a nerd!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 17 hours ago, zil said: Goodness! Gracious! (PS: You're such a nerd!) Hey... I got that reference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamjet Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Earthquakes, puleez, you folks are lightweights. Here's the list for Los Angeles and environs since Monday... 0.8 2016/05/26 07:17:51 34.059N 117.253W 16.2 1 km ( 1 mi) NNE of Loma Linda, CA 1.4 2016/05/26 04:05:20 34.445N 117.923W 10.1 7 km ( 4 mi) S of Pearblossum, CA 1.4 2016/05/25 16:42:16 34.033N 118.298W 11.1 3 km ( 2 mi) SW of MacArthur Park, CA 1.0 2016/05/25 16:20:31 34.026N 117.252W 14.7 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Loma Linda, CA 0.2 2016/05/25 15:30:15 33.721N 117.490W 0.3 11 km ( 7 mi) NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA 1.1 2016/05/25 13:17:36 34.858N 118.780W -1.3 8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Lebec, CA 1.5 2016/05/25 11:45:48 33.820N 117.485W -0.6 7 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Home Gardens, CA 0.8 2016/05/25 11:12:52 34.049N 117.351W -0.4 4 km ( 2 mi) WNW of Grand Terrace, CA 0.8 2016/05/25 04:14:35 33.978N 117.243W 13.1 6 km ( 4 mi) NNW of Moreno Valley, CA 1.7 2016/05/24 19:02:43 34.326N 118.462W 3.2 5 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Pacoima, CA 1.5 2016/05/24 17:27:10 33.940N 117.172W 13.4 5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Moreno Valley, CA 0.8 2016/05/24 17:20:42 34.170N 117.638W 11.7 7 km ( 5 mi) NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA 0.9 2016/05/24 12:40:06 34.053N 117.172W 9.1 1 km ( 1 mi) ESE of Redlands, CA 1.3 2016/05/24 03:16:28 34.046N 117.240W 14.0 2 km ( 1 mi) E of Loma Linda, CA 1.9 2016/05/23 21:46:54 33.880N 118.589W 11.1 16 km (10 mi) W of Manhattan Beach, CA 1.0 2016/05/23 19:30:46 34.172N 117.631W 11.2 7 km ( 4 mi) NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1.9 2016/05/23 19:28:58 34.176N 117.622W 14.1 7 km ( 4 mi) NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1.2 2016/05/23 18:25:10 34.519N 118.094W 9.5 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of Vincent, CA 1.4 2016/05/23 13:05:20 33.714N 117.337W -0.5 5 km ( 3 mi) N of Lake Elsinore, CA 1.6 2016/05/23 12:56:55 34.359N 118.664W 8.2 12 km ( 7 mi) NE of Simi Valley, CA 1.6 2016/05/23 12:49:57 34.361N 118.662W 8.2 12 km ( 8 mi) NE of Simi Valley, CA 1.3 2016/05/23 12:07:03 34.997N 118.206W -1.2 7 km ( 4 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA 0.7 2016/05/23 10:39:28 34.091N 117.742W 6.4 2 km ( 1 mi) WSW of Claremont, CA 1.1 2016/05/23 05:22:43 34.300N 117.755W 11.8 13 km ( 8 mi) WSW of Wrightwood, CA 1.0 2016/05/23 00:43:50 34.046N 117.158W 9.9 2 km ( 2 mi) ESE of Redlands, CA David13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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