It's believed that the oarfish appears as a warning, to show that an earthquake or a tsunami is approaching. And there's a reason that people in the present-day take this old myth to heart.

In a comment on the post, the institute cleared up a myth surrounding doomsday fish. "There have been many questions and comments about the connection between oarfish and earthquakes," the comment ...

While Japanese folklore links oarfish sightings to earthquakes, scientists say there is no scientific evidence to support this claim. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography will study the oarfish ...

A rare fish known as the "doomsday fish" has washed up on a Southern California beach for the second time this year, causing some to believe ancient myths about impending disaster. Oarfish are ...

Rare, monstrously-proportioned and strangely-shaped, oarfish have sparked myths and legends for centuries and are sometimes referred to as the “doomsday fish” due to their reputation as ...

Oarfish generally live in the upper layers of ... On the other hand, Paig-Tran said there could be some truth to the myth, because when an earthquake occurs, it releases pressure that can change ...

Oarfish have sparked myths and legends for centuries and are sometimes referred to as "doomsday fish." There is a superstition that their appearance is a precursor to disasters like earthquakes ...

Unclear cause of death, speculation surrounds the Ffsh’s appearance Despite the myths, the cause of death for the oarfish found this month remains unclear. Ben Frable, the manager of the Scripps ...

Oarfish generally live in the upper layers of ... On the other hand, Paig-Tran said, there could be some truth to the myth because when an earthquake happens, it releases pressure that can change ...

The roughly 10-foot-long dead oarfish — rumored to be a sign of impending earthquakes — was found stretched out on the rocky shoreline of Grandview Beach in Encinitas by UC San Diego’s ...