The doomsday fish and its relationship to the Japanese earthquake: fact or just a myth?

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather - The legend of <strong>the &quot;Doomsday Fish&quot;</strong> has spread widely on the Internet recently, following a massive earthquake in Japan at the beginning of this year, which occurred on Monday.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Many residents, numbering in the tens of thousands, were evacuated from their homes across the country, and according to current reports, the death toll reached <strong>48 people</strong> as a result of the powerful earthquake, which raised fears of a tsunami.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The main island of Honshu in Japan was severely affected by the earthquake, which reached a magnitude of <strong>7.6</strong> , and led to tsunami waves one meter high that struck the west coast. This earthquake is considered one of the largest natural disasters in the history of Japan, and people are now linking it to the appearance of rare fish. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%20%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%B3%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8.jpeg" style="width: 680px; height: 426px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Oarfish... between myth and reality in light of the recent earthquake in Japan</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>The &quot;oarfish&quot;</strong> , also known as the <strong>&quot;oarfish&quot;</strong> , is a rare phenomenon that reaches <strong>11 meters</strong> in length and is officially called the &quot;oarfish&quot;. Some consider its presence a sign of future bad events.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Due to its size and shape, this marine creature resembles <strong>a &quot;sea snake.&quot;</strong> Earlier in 2023, divers discovered an oarfish off the coast of Taiwan, sparking speculation from many about it being a bad omen of earthquakes and bad luck, based on Japanese mythology.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Legend has it that seeing an oarfish could be an indicator of an earthquake, and this story came back strongly in 2011. In that period, at least 12 oarfish were found on beaches shortly before the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which occurred in Japan. It was among the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Despite people&#39;s hesitation to see these fish in the summer due to myths, the Ecuadorian Geophysical Institute indicates that there is no evidence of any connection between these fish and natural disasters, stressing that the myth has no connection to reality according to scientific studies until August 2022. However, it did not prevent People have linked the sighting of the oarfish to the recent earthquake in Japan.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84-... 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Japan... and fears of a tsunami</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A3%D8%AB... did the earthquake at the beginning of the year affect Japan... and what has Japan learned during a century of earthquakes?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%... welcomes the year 2024 with more than 150 earthquakes!</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://arabic.rt.com/funny/1526324-%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D9%8... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.alarabiya.net/alarabiya-media/2024/01/03/%D8%B8%D9%87%D9%88%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Image sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://x.com/NatureWorldNews/status/1742583164671815920?s=20">Nature World News</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://x.com/Independent/status/1742116850383605792?s=20">The Independent</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>