Whoozyerdaddy
Lifer
- Jun 27, 2005
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I've been through pleanty of 6+ quakes. They don't usually cause much damage (Third world countries excluded) but they DO get your blood pumping.
I've been through pleanty of 6+ quakes. They don't usually cause much damage (Third world countries excluded) but they DO get your blood pumping.
Looks like that Volcano is springing back to life.
It says the Airport is built on an old lava flow.
Whoozyerdaddy
Lifer
- Jun 27, 2005
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BoomerD
No Lifer
- Feb 26, 2006
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061015/ap_on_re_us/hawaii_earthquake
HONOLULU - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck was felt across Hawaii early Sunday, causing a landslide that blocked a major highway on Hawaii Island, the Pacific Tsunami Center said.
Power outages were reported across the state and there were unconfirmed reports of injuries, according to the State Civil Defense. Problems with communication prevented more definite reports.
Gov. Linda Lingle said in a radio interview with KSSK from Hawaii Island that she had no report of any fatalities. She said boulders fell on highways, rock walls fell down and television had been knocked off of stands, she had no reports of building damage.
The quake occurred at 7:07 a.m. local time, 10 miles north-northwest of Kailua Kona, a town on the west coast of the Big Island, said Don Blakeman, a geophysicist at the National Earthquake Information Center, part of the U.S. Geological Survey.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, along with several aftershocks, including one measuring a magnitude of 5.8.
Blakeman said there was no risk of a Pacific-wide tsunami, but a possibility of significant wave activity in Hawaii.
On Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, there was some damage in Kailua-Kona and landslide along a major highway, said Gerard Fryer, a geophysicist at the Pacific Tsunami Center.
Officials were concerned there may be "structural integrity" problems at the big hospital in Kona in the Big Island, Lingle said. New patients were being accepted, but kept outside.
Betsy Garties, who lives in North Kohala, on the northern tip of Hawaii Island said she was lying in bed with one of her two young children when the quake struck.
"First I heard a rumbling. Then the house started to shake. Then broken glass," Garties said. She first stood under a door frame as safety experts advise, then found that too wobbly for comfort and ran into the yard.
"It was strong enough that it was wobbling, so you almost lost your balance running out into the yard," Garties said. "The house was visibly rocking."
Peggy Cardoza, an assistant manager at a fast food restaurant in Hilo, said she was at work when the earthquake struck.
"We just felt the ground shaking," Cardoza said. "We just stood here and watched everything shake."
Power at least partially knocked out on every island, said Civil Defense spokesman Lani Goldman. On Oahu, 95 percent of customers were without power, he said.
Authorities said some of the power outages may have been due to heavy rainfall.
HONOLULU - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck was felt across Hawaii early Sunday, causing a landslide that blocked a major highway on Hawaii Island, the Pacific Tsunami Center said.
Power outages were reported across the state and there were unconfirmed reports of injuries, according to the State Civil Defense. Problems with communication prevented more definite reports.
Gov. Linda Lingle said in a radio interview with KSSK from Hawaii Island that she had no report of any fatalities. She said boulders fell on highways, rock walls fell down and television had been knocked off of stands, she had no reports of building damage.
The quake occurred at 7:07 a.m. local time, 10 miles north-northwest of Kailua Kona, a town on the west coast of the Big Island, said Don Blakeman, a geophysicist at the National Earthquake Information Center, part of the U.S. Geological Survey.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, along with several aftershocks, including one measuring a magnitude of 5.8.
Blakeman said there was no risk of a Pacific-wide tsunami, but a possibility of significant wave activity in Hawaii.
On Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, there was some damage in Kailua-Kona and landslide along a major highway, said Gerard Fryer, a geophysicist at the Pacific Tsunami Center.
Officials were concerned there may be "structural integrity" problems at the big hospital in Kona in the Big Island, Lingle said. New patients were being accepted, but kept outside.
Betsy Garties, who lives in North Kohala, on the northern tip of Hawaii Island said she was lying in bed with one of her two young children when the quake struck.
"First I heard a rumbling. Then the house started to shake. Then broken glass," Garties said. She first stood under a door frame as safety experts advise, then found that too wobbly for comfort and ran into the yard.
"It was strong enough that it was wobbling, so you almost lost your balance running out into the yard," Garties said. "The house was visibly rocking."
Peggy Cardoza, an assistant manager at a fast food restaurant in Hilo, said she was at work when the earthquake struck.
"We just felt the ground shaking," Cardoza said. "We just stood here and watched everything shake."
Power at least partially knocked out on every island, said Civil Defense spokesman Lani Goldman. On Oahu, 95 percent of customers were without power, he said.
Authorities said some of the power outages may have been due to heavy rainfall.
Shawn
Lifer
- Apr 20, 2003
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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event supersedes event HV00020954.
Region: HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
Geographic coordinates: 19.946N, 156.156W
Magnitude: 5.8 Mb
Depth: 4 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 Oct 2006 17:14:09
Time near the Epicenter: 15 Oct 2006 07:14:09
Local time in your area: 15 Oct 2006 12:14:09
Location with respect to nearby cities:
29 km (18 miles) NNW (327 degrees) of Kalaoa, HI
30 km (19 miles) W (273 degrees) of Puako, HI
38 km (24 miles) NNW (334 degrees) of Kailua, HI
115 km (72 miles) WNW (284 degrees) of Hilo, HI
231 km (143 miles) SE (131 degrees) of Honolulu, HI
***This event supersedes event HV00020954.
Region: HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
Geographic coordinates: 19.946N, 156.156W
Magnitude: 5.8 Mb
Depth: 4 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 Oct 2006 17:14:09
Time near the Epicenter: 15 Oct 2006 07:14:09
Local time in your area: 15 Oct 2006 12:14:09
Location with respect to nearby cities:
29 km (18 miles) NNW (327 degrees) of Kalaoa, HI
30 km (19 miles) W (273 degrees) of Puako, HI
38 km (24 miles) NNW (334 degrees) of Kailua, HI
115 km (72 miles) WNW (284 degrees) of Hilo, HI
231 km (143 miles) SE (131 degrees) of Honolulu, HI
Shawn
Lifer
- Apr 20, 2003
- 32,236
- 53
- 91
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event supersedes event AT00000581.
Region: HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
Geographic coordinates: 19.842N, 156.058W
Magnitude: 6.3 Mw
Depth: 24 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 Oct 2006 17:07:48
Time near the Epicenter: 15 Oct 2006 07:07:48
Local time in your area: 15 Oct 2006 12:07:48
Location with respect to nearby cities:
14 km (9 miles) NNW (337 degrees) of Kalaoa, HI
23 km (14 miles) NNW (344 degrees) of Kailua, HI
23 km (14 miles) WSW (244 degrees) of Puako, HI
103 km (64 miles) W (279 degrees) of Hilo, HI
246 km (153 miles) SE (131 degrees) of Honolulu, HI
***This event supersedes event AT00000581.
Region: HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
Geographic coordinates: 19.842N, 156.058W
Magnitude: 6.3 Mw
Depth: 24 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 Oct 2006 17:07:48
Time near the Epicenter: 15 Oct 2006 07:07:48
Local time in your area: 15 Oct 2006 12:07:48
Location with respect to nearby cities:
14 km (9 miles) NNW (337 degrees) of Kalaoa, HI
23 km (14 miles) NNW (344 degrees) of Kailua, HI
23 km (14 miles) WSW (244 degrees) of Puako, HI
103 km (64 miles) W (279 degrees) of Hilo, HI
246 km (153 miles) SE (131 degrees) of Honolulu, HI
They are now reporting a good amount of landslides and even some significant damage. Anyone saying a 6.5/6.6 quake is not a big deal is smoking crack. Anyone care to remember what Northridge was?
poor people on the BI... they are worried about the structural integrity of the Kona Hospital so they are keeping new patients outside.
Lots of power outages on all the islands. They are saying about 95% of people on Oahu are without it, but that could also be due to heavy rains too. Lots of land slides and falling rocks everywhere.
As far as i have been reading, no fatalities.
God Bless them. I hope things are somewhat ok.
Lots of power outages on all the islands. They are saying about 95% of people on Oahu are without it, but that could also be due to heavy rains too. Lots of land slides and falling rocks everywhere.
As far as i have been reading, no fatalities.
God Bless them. I hope things are somewhat ok.
Yep, or thereabouts. As I'm sure you know, magnitude is only one factor in the damage an earthquake causes. Location on the fault, depth, soil composition, building codes, etc.
BoomerD
No Lifer
- Feb 26, 2006
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iamwiz82
Lifer
- Jan 10, 2001
- 30,772
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It may not be much of a big thing elsewhere, but when there's a dormant volcano underneath your feet it's something to be concerned with. A couple more rattles like that and an eruption is possible.
Same here! Would have gone from the 12th-16th, but had to cancel because the GF had midterms this week.
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