{"id":383790,"date":"2026-03-09T22:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=7063e8d0a4a72d3822792bbaccb01494"},"modified":"2026-03-09T22:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:10:06","slug":"the-recent-doomsday-oarfish-sightings-in-california-mexico-and-vietnam-are-raising-concern-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=383790","title":{"rendered":"The recent \u201cDoomsday\u201d Oarfish sightings in California, Mexico, and Vietnam are raising concern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geophysicist Stefan Burns has reported a recent surge in sightings of Oarfish, often nicknamed the \u201cdoomsday fish\u201d because of their alleged connection to major natural disasters. These unusual deep-sea creatures have reportedly been spotted or washed ashore in several places recently, including California, Mexico, and Vietnam. <\/p>\n

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Oarfish, known in Chinese as a dizhenyu or, earthquake fish, can grow to more than 30 feet in length and typically inhabit the deep ocean, far below the surface. Because they rarely appear near shore, beach stranding’s are considered extremely uncommon. Some theories suggest they rise toward the surface when they somehow sense seismic activity before an earthquake, <\/div>\n
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Kiyoshi Wadatsumi, a scientist who studies earthquakes at the nonprofit organization e-PISCO, said, \u201cDeep-sea fish living near the sea bottom are more sensitive to the movements of active faults than those near the surface of the sea.\u201d <\/div>\n
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According to Kiyoshi Wadatsumi\u2019s explanation, the recent sightings of oarfish in California, Mexico, and Vietnam may indicate that unusual activity is occurring in the deep waters of these regions. <\/div>\n
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In a recent example, two rare oarfish, both still alive, washed ashore near Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, drawing attention from locals and researchers alike. (The second video shows an oarfish that had washed ashore in Mexico and was still alive.)<\/div>\n
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