According to some legends, the infamous Loch Ness Monster appears often with swirling bubbles and earth tremors from the Scottish lake. While many have conducted studies to try and determine if the monster exists, few have tried to determine why it is so often seen. One researcher believes most of the sightings can be blamed on a geologic occurrence rather than the existence of an ancient beast.

No scientific evidence of a Loch Ness monster exists despite researchers from all over the world conducting studies to try and locate one. For example, Fox News cites researchers from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) took to the water with sonar beams and satellite imaging but found no evidence of the monster. New evidence has come to light that might not explain the monster's existence but instead, why people believe it exists.

Italian geologist Luigi Piccardi credits the Great Glen fult system for reported sightings of the Loch Ness Monster.

"There are various effects on the surface of the water that can be related to the activity of the fault," Piccardi said in an interview published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

He claims the alleged sightings of the monster coincide with periods of seismic activity from the fault line, which runs 62 miles long and cuts the Scottish Highlands into northern and southern halves. Although most people don't think of earthquakes when they think of Scotland, Piccardi assures people the area is both very large and very active.

He cites several claims from people who say they saw the monster between 1920 and 1930, a notorious influx of Loch Ness Monster sightings. He believes these sightings coincide with seismic activity in the area. Piccardi believes his research can attribute more than 3,500 reported sightings to geological happenings.

However, Daily Mail reported several geologists disagree with Piccardi's findings saying not only do the earthquakes not coincide with 1930s sightings, but the earthquakes, even at their most violent measuring between 3 and 4 on the Richter scale, would not be strong enough to cause noticeable ripples on the surface of the loch people could mistake for the supposed monster.