It sounds metal. But can lightning shoot out from the ground during an earthquake?
A loud rumble grows louder as the ground cracks open, turning into chasms and swallowing up whole buildings. As you struggle to get back on your feet amidst all the blood and thunder around you, the hairs on your arms and the back of your neck tingle and rise.
How's that for a heavy metal album cover? But seriously, can lightning shoot out from the ground in the middle of an earthquake?Yup, earthquakes do cause lightning to shoot up into the sky. It is a geological phenomenon - also known as earthquake lights or EQL - which appears in the sky near areas of tectonic stress, seismic activity, or volcanic eruptions.
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