Re: [californiadisasters] Seabed Bottom Methane Release Did Not Trigger Quake

Probably unrelated but I had a strong smell of cow manure/fertilizer
here in Upland about that time. I'm 40 miles from the Pacific and 20
miles from any large amount cattle/cows/horses. back to lurking!

Don KPC6NDB
Upland, CA

On 04-Mar-13 09:24, Kim Noyes wrote:
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>
> Ocean Stink Prompts Flood of 911 Calls
>
>
> By Sharon Bernstein and Heather Navarro
>
>
> | Monday, Mar 4, 2013 | Updated 5:16 AM PST
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> Methane gas from the sea floor caused a foul odor on Sunday that
> prompted nearly 100 emergency calls from residents reporting the stench
> from Santa Monica to West Los Angeles, officials said.
>
> The odor, which smelled like sulfur, was first reported late Saturday,
> air quality officials said. The smell wafted in from the Santa Monica Bay.
>
> Justin Walker, a Santa Monica Fire Department spokesman, said
> hazardous-materials crews found small increments of methane gas in the
> air at 8:30 a.m.
>
> The amount of methane in the air was not considered dangerous, Walker
> said, adding he's heard of this type of incident happening up to six
> times in the last four years.
>
> Hazardous-materials crews were called out after dispatchers reported
> some 80 calls to 911 of residents reporting the stench.
>
> Methane is usually released when the tectonic plates shift, Walker said.
> This shift was small and did not cause an earthquake, he said.
>
> A cold weather front that moved in overnight and brought onshore winds
> with it caused the smell to waft inland, he said.
>
> "The marine layer vacuumed it up because it had nowhere to go out,"
> Walker said.
>
> Inspectors from the South Coast Air Quality Management District,
> Southern California's air pollution control agency, were also investigating.
>
> Maria Carlito Covarrubias, writing on the NBC4 Facebook page, said she
> smelled the odor Saturday night at about 11:45 p.m.
>
> Another Facebook user, Summers McKay, said she called her building
> manager because she was worried that the smell was a gas leak.
>
>
> Source:
> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Four-Odor-Wafts-in-From-Santa-Monica-Bay-194668261.html#ixzz2MaoJhlT5
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