[null and void]

One tiny quibble:

The liquid acted like a lubricant and caused enabled the fault lines to move.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Thanks for the minor correction

:)

[raygun]

That's what they said about the petroleum that's being perpetually renewed beneath ground too.

Except for one thing, the only thing they can find in fumeroles is steam and CO₂ Which, according to proponents is good, because the pressure and associated heat breaks complex hydrocarbons down to what?

O.K., but now there's a whole new fly being rubbed into this oinkment.

Frankly, I see two scientific theories in collision.