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Dogs definitely have some sort of “sixth sense” or are very attuned to the environment. Tons of reports of dogs waking their humans prior to impending but hard

• dekhn 5y ago
  The one time I was in a noticeable earthquake in California, this is what happened: all the dogs in the neighborhood started barking at the same time. a couple seconds later, all the car alarms went off. a couple seconds after that, there was a huge JOLT and then gentle decaying shaking.
• lisper 5y ago
  In the case of earthquakes, dogs can detect compression waves which travel faster than the stronger and more destructive transverse waves. In the case of a meteorite it is harder to imagine a plausible mechanism. As most meteorites are supersonic, it's not possible for any waves to arrive at their destination before they do. [UPDATE] Reading some of the other comments it occurred to me that this particular meteorite was probably traveling at terminal velocity, and was thus sub-sonic. So it's possible a dog could hear its approach.
• asdff 5y ago
  i wonder if the rock was magnetic