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Anytime a big earthquake occurs, the Earth’s crust around the ruptured fault gets squeezed and stretched, Patton said.

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The crust cracked, the oil and salt rose.

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The spots fill up with fluid and become blisters before crusting over to form scabs, which eventually drop off and clear up.

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I mentioned the pie crust because when you have your hands in something, you’re focused on that.

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Hydrogen sulfide and methane seep out of faults - or cracks - in the Earth's crust.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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