Aardbevingen #11

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Strong odor smell around San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- Authorities are investigating reports from around San Diego County of a strong, chemical-like odor.

People began making emergency calls about 2 p.m. to report a pervasive and pungent smell variously described as akin to kerosene, diesel fuel, bus exhaust, lighter fluid and other petroleum-based substances, according to Maurice Luque, a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

On Wednesday afternoon, 10News received dozens of calls from residents who said they smelled what they believed was jet fuel in the air.

Residents from areas such as Encinitas, Solana Beach, Pacific Beach, Mira Mesa and La Jolla all reported the odor. Residents living in inland areas such as North Park, Hillcrest and Rancho Bernardo told 10News they smelled the odor in their area.

There were no reports that the vapors led to any physical ailments, Luque said.

A public affairs spokesman at MCAS Miramar said the odor can be smelled at the base, but noted that the base's air operations have had not reported any fuel spills or aircraft that had to dump jet fuel in the county area.

An FAA spokesman told 10News they were not aware of any fuel dumping being carried out on Wednesday.

Mario Aguilera of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography said he did not know of any algae blooms or anything organic that could be causing the smell.

San Diego Gas & Electric officials said they have received numerous calls regarding the odor. The utility sent technicians into the community to try and determine the source of the smell.

Engine crews investigated the widespread affected areas, including Del Mar Heights, Scripps Ranch, La Jolla, Hillcrest and downtown San Diego, finding no apparent source.

"They can't isolate what it is," Luque said in the early evening.

The unexplained phenomenon was similar to an episode that occurred about a year ago, when people in various San Diego beach areas began complaining of a lingering stink comparable to rotten eggs.

Authorities eventually determined that decaying vegetation in and around estuaries and ocean inlets was to blame for the foul smell, Luque said.

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Before an earthquake, ponds and canals may give off a strange smell. This is caused by the release of gases underground. The temperature of ground water can also become warmer.h

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Op donderdag 18 augustus 2011 14:52 schreef Jor_Dii het volgende:

RED ALERT - Major Earthquake to Hit SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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Op donderdag 18 augustus 2011 15:06 schreef Jor_Dii het volgende:
Tja, waarom zou het niet kunnen? De activiteit is er wel naar iig.

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Reuters twitterde op vrijdag 19-08-2011 om 07:43:45 Flash: Preliminary magnitude 6.8 earthquake jolts northeast Japan - tv reageer retweet

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Reuters twitterde op vrijdag 19-08-2011 om 07:48:41 FLASH: TEPCO says no abnormalities at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after quake reageer retweet

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Reuters twitterde op vrijdag 19-08-2011 om 07:40:56 Flash: 50cm Tsunami warning issued for northeast Japan - NHK reageer retweet

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Aardbeving treft noordoostkust Japan

(Novum/AP) - TOKYO - Het noordoosten van Japan is vrijdag opgeschrikt door een aardbeving. De beving, die plaatshad voor de noordoostkust van Japan, had een kracht van 6.8. Er is een tsunamiwaarschuwing afgegeven.

Volgens het Japanse meteorologische instituut lag het epicentrum van de beving iets ten zuiden van de plek waar de zware aardbeving van 11 maart plaatshad, die de kerncentrale Fukushima Dai-ichi verwoestte.

Het meteorologische instituut heeft een tsunamiwaarschuwing afgegeven en verwacht momenteel golven van zo'n vijftig centimeter langs de kust van de prefecturen Miyagi en Fukushima.

Gebouwen in Tokyo bewogen licht door de beving.

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Do solar flares or magnetic storms (space weather) cause earthquakes?

Solar flares and magnetic storms belong to a set of phenomena known collectively as "space weather". Technological systems and the activities of modern civilization can be affected by changing space-weather conditions. However, it has never been demonstrated that there is a causal relationship between space weather and earthquakes. Indeed, over the course of the Sun's 11-year variable cycle, the occurrence of flares and magnetic storms waxes and wanes, but earthquakes occur without any such 11-year variability. Since earthquakes are driven by processes in the Earth's interior, they would occur even if solar flares and magnetic storms were to somehow cease occurring.