California 6.5 Earthquake causes Hot Sulfuric Mud to flow

Paso Robles, California - Dec. 22, 2003
Mag. 6.5 Earthquake causes hot sulfuric mud to flow at 500 gallons per min.

www.latimes.com... -california

[Edited on 1-3-2004 by Svengali]

Well that's not good.

Another one.......what the hells going on.

Woe is me, I think im gonna faint.

Deep

lol yeah that's crazy ... there's a new one every hours

Nah, this is from last week's CA quake. It's not a new one, fortunately.
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...They worked even as stinking sulfuric steam rose from storm drains from the hot spring that was disturbed in the quake, and continues to pump an estimated 500 gallons of hot mud a minute through a growing hole in the City Hall & Library parking lot.

-B.

No! Thats is not candy! That is Hot Lava!

Gives Rock'n'Roll a new meaning.

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man, I HATE it when that happens!

Paso Robles, California - Dec. 22, 2003
Mag. 6.5 Earthquake causes hot sulfuric mud to flow at 500 gallons per min.

I have yet to run across 111 degree sulfuric mud without a Volcano system in place. Is there an undiscovered volcano around Paso Robles? Long Valley Caldra is the closest I can find.

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