Mouse circadian rhythm before the Kobe earthquake in 1995

Abstract

Abstract Mouse circadian diagrams recorded at Osaka University showed unusual mouse behavior before the Kobe earthquake on January 17th, 1995. The locomotive activities on January 16th showed drastic increases, several times above the standard deviation, during both sleep and active periods, indicating that mice perceived of some preseismic signals. Bioelectromagnetics 24:289–291, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.