No Terrorists in Hawaii, only a 6.7 Earthquake this morning

[symbolman]

We just got hit in the Hawaiian Islands with a 6.7 Earthquake -- Centered at the side of Kona on the Big Island..

I've been up all night and had just walked out for a smoke when it hit, thought I was dreaming being so tired, then realized that the crunching concrete and rocking cars was REAL, as the earth was swaying under my feet.

I ran inside and got my wife and 20 month old and hit the car, tried the radio in the car to see what had happened and there was NO RADIO at all, talk about your "Omega Man" moment.

I actually DID think about a Terrorist Hit, til my wife discovered we still have internet.

ALL the power is out and I mean ALL.

Now I know what an attack would be like, time to prepare for it, hadn't thought about it way out here in Hawaii, one of the reasons I moved here, to get as far away from a major city, and the outer edges of the Busholini Empire.

Nothing to fret over now, except to hope that the Tsunami Warning Horns and their own power supply.

Pele can be a BITCH, and she's been cranky lately -- wish us luck!

[niyad]

1. thank goodness you are okay!! please keep us posted.

[williesgirl]

2. Good luck, hope your family and friends remain safe.

[LeftCoast]

3. Glad you're ok! Checking CNN now!

Thanks for the info!

[grasswire]

4. stay safe, Symbolman

We'll be watching for news.

[symbolman]

10. Please post anything you hear

all we have is internet, nothing else. Don't know how long the router and Laptops will last...

I want to see how the Republicans spin this one :)

IT'S THE LORD SMITING, er SMOTING for the SINS here!

[Loge23]

5. Hope all is well out there!

Didn't some mysterious sea creature recently beach itself in Hawaii?
Interesting.

[bluerum]

6. Reporting 4.9 - not as bad but still bad.

Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Hawaii!

Hope damage is not too severe. Lots of hotels and such on Kona side.

Any volcano activity?

Spirits be with you!

edit: add link and 4.9 estimate.

[cspanlovr]

7. 6.7! That's big. I'm so glad you're all OK.

[BootinUp]

8. Thats a bigun. Glad your ok. n/t

[yorkiemommie1]

9. sending aloha

i felt my first earthquake when i was still living there.

Pele must be mad about something!

yorkie in SoCal

[LeftCoast]

11. AP reporting it as 4.9

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/10/15/national/a104855D65.DTL

[symbolman]

16. NOA

reporting 6.5 according to my wife..

[bananas]

24. red puma and pacific tsunami center have 6.3- 6.5

http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/redpuma/redpuma_ami_list.html

15Oct2006 17:08:47.3 32.5N 166.7W 30 mb=5.5 A*ODC NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 1729
15Oct2006 17:07:48.4 19.8N 156.1W 24 M =6.3 M*NEI HAWAII 1727

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1711Z 15 OCT 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1708Z 15 OCT 2006
COORDINATES - 19.9 NORTH 155.9 WEST
LOCATION - 6 miles NNW of Pauanahulu Hawaii
MAGNITUDE - 6.5

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

[LibraLiz1973]

22. The SECOND earthquake (aftershock) was a 4.9

as reported on MSNBC

[Suich]

12. Just saw it on the news, symbolman.

Earthquakes suck. Stay safe.

:hi:

[LibraLiz1973]

13. Wow a 6.7 is huge

The biggest I was ever in was a 6.4
Talk about shake rattle and roll

[Nictuku]

14. Could not get to

I could not get to the Honolulu Star Bulletin web pages. Not sure what is up with that.

[symbolman]

19. EVERYTHING IS OUT

When I checked the radio there was NOTHING transmitting -- that means that ALL the Islands are down..

[Pachamama]

63. Symbolman - have you checked for gas leaks?

My husband is on the Marin County Search and Rescue and I'm part of the Emergency Response Team. Most important thing right now is for you to check for any gas leaks. Go also and make sure any objects haven't been loosened that could fall down with any aftershocks on you or your house. This includes tree branches and trees, antennas on roof etc. or objects on shelfs in your house.

Secure fresh water. Hopefully you had fresh water in bottles already stored, but be aware that the water treatment plants that depend on power may have been shut down. It could be days without power and safe/fresh water. If you are getting water in your pipes, its better to use that only for cooking. Remember that the water in your water heater is good to drink.

Since power may be down for awhile, you should plan to start eating everything out of your fridge. Cook up the meats etc. on a grill if you can.

Once your family is secured, go throughout the neighborhood with some neighbors and check on the neighbors. There may be older people or disabled who need help.

Let us know if there is anybody here on the Mainland we can call for you to report to that your okay. :hi:

[yorkiemommie1]

25. no wonder i couldn't get Honolulu Advertiser site

n/t

[MuseRider]

15. Glad you are OK.

You live in my most favorite part of the world. I hope everything is OK there. Be careful and aware and safe.

[LibraLiz1973]

17. MSNBC reporting a 6.5

n/t

[RufusEarl]

18. Happy to hear you and family are ok,

be prepared for the after shocks.

[maddezmom]

20. stay safe

thinking of you and yours :hug:

[symbolman]

21. Who the hell is rating this up?

Just wondering :)

It's not a Will Pitt thread or anything...

THANKS for all the good vibes!

[LibraLiz1973]

26. They are now saying it could be as high as a 7.0

3.9 Aftershock just in in Honolulu

[Pachamama]

49. I'm rating your thread up - not the magnitude...but it looks like you had

a 7.0er.... :hi:

You and the family okay? Holy schmoly Symbolman, I didn't realize you were in Hawaii now...your about the 10th person I know about having moved there recently...we were just there in August visiting friends who moved there.

Give us reports when you can. Are you taking care of making sure you have fresh water available? Water Treatment plants can go offline for days with something like this. Don't forget your water heater tank is full with H2O!!!

:hug:

[symbolman]

72. We'll have to hook up in the future

Yeah, I wanted the freepers to think I was still in Cal, guess that's blown, those turkeys atarted with the death threats after I went on O'Reilly and Scarborough..

Thanks for the tips, when the power comes on I'll try and give a full report

Appreciate the help!

[Pachamama]

76. Definitely....

We come to Hawaii atleast once sometimes twice a year....

Check your PM from me.... :hi:

[kestrel91316]

23. NPR in Los Angeles reporting a 4.9 (not 6.9) on OAHU, not Big Island.

[symbolman]

28. It hit the Big Island

by Kona..

[kestrel91316]

27. Is DUer opihimoimoi in HI?

[SoCalDem]

32. Yes he is.. on Oahu..vibes to opihi

:scared:

[symbolman]

35. Yeah he's here

I was just visiting him a few weeks ago.. Hope he's alright.

I can hear the police whistles from here, All the ICE is gone already, no power in the stores.

[Pachamama]

52. It looks like it was actually right near Waikoloa...that's where we stay

when we come to visit.....

Is there anything you need us to looking for info wise??? Is your phone working?? Power?

If you need any of us to make phone calls to people, let us know....:hi:

[symbolman]

68. We seem to have cell phone

access, but I haven't tried to call anyone yet, my wife is going to test, if that doesn't work, we may PM you and send a couple of numbers if that's alright..

Appreciate the offer

at 44% on last laptop

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. USGS reports a 4.6 followed by a 4.9

With several minor fore- and aftershocks.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/HI2/19.21.-157.-155.php

[symbolman]

31. Yeah, strange that USGS reports 4.6

and NOAA reports 6.5

I'm wondering if they are basing it on the shock felt in Honolulu and not Kona..

[TahitiNut]

42. Update: Now calling it 6.3 followed by 5.8

MAP 3.6 2006/10/15 17:29:05 19.895 -155.871 17.6 4 km ( 3 mi) S of Puako, HI
MAP 5.8 2006/10/15 17:14:09 19.946 -156.157 4.6 29 km ( 18 mi) NNW of Kalaoa, HI
MAP 6.3 2006/10/15 17:07:48 19.842 -156.059 24.0 14 km ( 9 mi) NNW of Kalaoa, HI
MAP 3.0 2006/10/15 12:58:03 57.476 -155.668 50.0 79 km ( 49 mi) W of Karluk, AK
M


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/quakes_big.php

[LibraLiz1973]

30. From the MAUI Police Department- Just released. (From MSNBC)

6.6 Off the Big Island
No Tsunami Info at this time

No # of injured at this time

Do not get in cars. Do not go out on the streets.


Different Islands are dealing with different magnitudes.

[kestrel91316]

34. That's weird. Earthquakes only HAVE one official magnitude.

It's independent of where the observer is.

Different locations shake more or less based on how close to the epicenter, but an actual earthquake has only one epicenter and one magnitude (takes a while for them to calculate it - early reposrt are always estimates).

[bluerum]

38. Each island has it's own seismic activity measurment systems so

they are probably just reporting what they measured. Eventually they will locate epicenter and figure out what it was.

Right now symbolman reports it was off the Big Island near Kona. Active volcano there too!

[symbolman]

44. I'm going to check Ebay for some

Virgins to sacrifice, don't want to piss off PELE any more.. yeah she's been sending VOG our way, Volcanic Fog.. Pretty sunsets tho :)

USGS NOW reporting 6.3 followed by a 5.8

[Cleita]

47. Actually throw Condi into the volcano. She's a virgin

supposedly, isn't she?

[sandnsea]

33. Tsunami - Earthquake link

It says 6.5 - no tsunami warning, but now I have to see about power for our local sirens too. Stay safe Symbolman.

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

[symbolman]

37. We'll have to ge together for an aftershock

Party with Opi :)

[bananas]

40. 5.8 aftershock reported on red puma

 D a t e  Time (UTC)   Location  Dep Magni. T AGY R e g i o n

15Oct2006 17:14:09.7 19.9N 156.2W  4 M =5.8 M*NEI HAWAII      
             1801
 
15Oct2006 17:08:47.3 32.5N 166.7W 30 mb=5.5 A*ODC NORTH
PACIFIC OCEAN       1729
15Oct2006 17:07:48.4 19.8N 156.1W 24 M =6.3 M*NEI HAWAII      
             1727

http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/redpuma/redpuma_ami_list.html

[sandnsea]

48. I'm on the Oregon coast

An aftershock party could mean a tsunami for me!!! I just meant that I hadn't thought about our own warning sirens and whether we had a backup system in case power went out. I'm going to call tomorrow and check. I just hope you guys are all safe and there hasn't been too much damage.

[merh]

36. Damn sweetie, luck, good wishes, hugs to Pele, whatever it takes!

:hug: :grouphug: :hug: :loveya:

I know what it is like to deal with mother nature's anger and how surreal and frightening it is.


I've got you and yours in my prayers, take good care and if you need anything just hollar! :loveya:

[symbolman]

41. Thanks sweetie

and thanks to everyone else -- We can't even begin to feel what you did, I'm so sorry for all the suffering you were exposed to.

We're just hot and out of ice, hope no one was hurt, this would have easily tossed someone out a window or off an open veranda..

HUGS back atcha!

[merh]

45. The worst part about it all is the total feeling of helplessness

having to take what comes and no control - just dealing with what is left after it all settles down.

If you can make it to a store, buy a solar shower - they come in mighty handy when the power is down for weeks on end, matter of fact, I recommend everyone own one, damn the plastic and duck tape.

Cool and safe thoughts to you, love ya! :hug:

[symbolman]

61. Thanks sweets

After 10 years in Alaska I don't get too shook about these things. I spent so much time in the Bush there that I was pretty thrilled to walk into a room (the bathroom) and have HOT water just come flying out of the wall, how little we appreciate he Little things until we don't have them..

I can skin a rat, no problem, rewire a generator, build an outhouse and get water out of dirt with a piece of saran wrap, a cup and a stone :)

No moose here tho, damn!

[merh]

79. Dayum!!!

I needed you here August, Sept, October of '05! :silly:

Glad you are so capable, I bet your wife is even gladder! :hug:

[kestrel91316]

54. I feel for you. I went through the Northridge quake in 1994

about 3 miles from the epicenter. Made a GIGANTIC mess out of my city.

Hope yours was far enough off the coast to not have shook people on the Big Island too bad. Oahu was far enough away to be ok it looks like.

[Nictuku]

39. I have heard

I have heard that the volcano has been very active these last several months, and this is probably part of it.

[Pachamama]

46. We were just there before school started and went to see the volcano and

the locals had been saying there was a lot more activity lately.

I have a feeling that the whole ring of fire is going to be showing some activity....

Any reports yet of the damages??? We go to the Big Island atleast once a year and are hoping to go back in the spring. I hope the big islanders are okay. :grouphug:

[Cleita]

43. Earthquake! And a BIG ONE!

Oh man!
:scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared:

I'm so glad you and your family are okay and that you were able to get on line. I have found in California that the land line telephones are usually the first to come back in service.

I do hope that there are no tsunamis headed your way. Take care and get ready for the after shocks.

[Pachamama]

50. MSNBC is saying that there were two earthquakes on the big island

They are saying 6.3 and 5.8...The aftershocks look numerous and in the 2.5-3.8 range....

No Tsunami warnings in the Pacific....even now at 12:13 PM PST...yet...lets hope it stays that way!

[demobabe]

53. Here are some the Earthquake Maps

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/205_20.php

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/special/Hawaii.php

[symbolman]

58. WHERE PLEASE?

We're running low on Laptop batteries, may not last much longer..

Thanks!

[Nictuku]

62. Try kkcr

www.kkcr.org (Kauai Community Radio)

There is a live stream link.

[Pachamama]

66. Looks like it was near Kailua....

If your batteries are running low, please let us know if you need someone to call anyone on the mainland. Save the battery if you can.

Meanwhile - look at my other posts about what you need to check on about gas leaks, objects that may pose a hazard and securing fresh water. There will be rushes at stores for food, so hopefully you have enough food for your family for atleast 3 days. Power could be out for awhile and you need to be prepared. Also, once your family is secured, make sure with other neighbors that you check on the neighborhood. There may be disabled or older people who need help. Some may be in shock. Don't know if you know first aid, but this is extremely important to identify and help people. Also, sometimes if someone has been injured, something as simple as tilting their head back and making sure their airpassages have been cleared can help them survive.

[symbolman]

70. Thanks,

will do.. we've got water which is good, just no power.. I suspect it will be on soon, it was flickering on for about 30 seconds. Probably blew some breakers when they did that..

Appreciate the tips!

[FogerRox]

90. symbolman .. Sending good thoughts to you & your family..........

[demobabe]

51. First Northridge, then this

This one wasn't as bad as Northridge (I was there and the water FELL out of my toilet). Lots of rolling going on. Hopefully all will quiet down and the power will come back on soon...

Thing that scared me the most as I was laying in bed was wondering if we'd have to drive upcountry to avoid a tsunami. Fortunately there is no tsunamis expected.

They told me Hawaii only gets little earthquakes!

Oahu is far enough away they should have had less shaking... hope everyone is well.

[Pachamama]

56. Hey Demobabe...I was in the Marina on 10/17/89 - I remember too how hard

it was at night to sleep in bed with all the aftershocks....

Who knows when our next one is coming, especially with all the talk of the "Big One"....

I have been wondering when the Ring of Fire might start acting up.... :scared:

[Nictuku]

73. I was in downtown SF

When that one hit. I'm not particularly fearful of earthquakes, I was in my car. At first I thought that someone was trying to tip it over! I realized it was an earthquake, and then kind of laughed and said 'Cool Earthquake'..

Then I looked back over the city towards the ocean and I saw dust rising... and that really got to me somehow, and I realized that it was 'a big one'.

I spent most of that evening taxi-ing folks around the city, because no one could call a cab, and people got stuck everywhere.

It took forever to get home later on, all streets heading towards the only open bridge: Golden Gate, so I tried some side roads (in the Marina), and it was bizzare! The streets were buckled

The strangest sight was driving up the waldo grade once I finally got across the bridge, and I saw the entire bay area in darkness, with the moon shining on the bay. It was something I'll never forget.

[Pastiche423]

89. Where in the Marina?

We lived a block from Moscone Park and the fires on Beach St. burned my eyes. I stayed up until the fires were put out w/the Bay water by one of those old mothballed water boats.

I was awakened the next morning when the Red Cross helicopters began to land in the park.

[demobabe]

94. Hawaii isn't supposed to do this.

This is an odd quake. The one I'm really afraid of is the one where a chunk of island cracks off and plunges into the ocean. That's supposed to cause a 1000' tsunami within minutes.

I was in Santa Monica during the Northridge quake. Got hit real hard because of some parabolic rock formation under the city that focused the earthquake waves and killed lots of buildings there. Walked out of my apartment at 5 am and walked around and saw tall buildings with X fractures between all the windows - talk about scary. Half of the water had spilled out of the swimming pool.

There was an electric buzz that was in the air for days after as if the whole earth was angry, and I shuddered every time a heavy truck thundered by.

I was really lucky - I cringed seeing those buildings in Northridge where entire floors of apartments pancaked on floors below killing all inside. So many people I knew left LA after that.

The volcano here has been going off a lot lately - I don't know if that's the cause of the seismic activity - but I'd always heard the earthquakes were minimal here.

[jean]

55. our nephews, 20 and 24, live on Oahu. Their grandma called to check

on them and said she woke them up! They didn't know about the earthquake or aftershocks but said 'it must not be too bad.' Oof da! She told them to get their butts outta bed and pay attention!

[Cameron27]

57. k&r for symbolman

Stay safe!

[Nictuku]

59. KKCR Community Radio - Streaming

I love this radio station on Kauai, I listen all the time, and they are giving news reports

http://www.kkcr.org/

There is an online forum link for folks without power.

[Nictuku]

65. They just finished a news report

On KKCR, and are now back to playing classical music (Pavariti)

I think a lot of people on Oahu are without power too (which would explain why I couldn't get to the Honolulu Star Bulletin)


Best wishes, my mother lived on Kaui when Iniki hit, and I was beside myself trying to get info about the situation there. 12 days without word from her, I was out of my mind with worry.

[Nictuku]

67. Update

99 Percent of all power on Oahu is out (just heard on KKCR)

Sporatic reports of damage, don't know the extent of Maui or Big Island, possible even on Kauai.

Civil Defense is is checking for damage. and reports coming in slow.

www.kkcr.org click on 'Online Forum' link for online updates.

[symbolman]

69. Thanks for that!

I knew that ALL the Islands had power loss as when I hit the Car and turned on the radio there were NO Stations broadcasting..

We did have the power kick in for 30 seconds and then go out again, so maybe we'll have power today :)

[Nictuku]

71. Even after all this passes

.... and it will, I still highly advise KKCR, it is a progressive station. they do Classical like this on the weekends, but early morning (I'm on the pacific coast), they do play authentic hawaiian music, and then the rest of the time is a mix-up of all genres, from old old classic rock to jazz, and modern youth music. You can catch Democracy Now as well as other progressive programs as well.

My mother (who now lives in Tennessee) is a diehard listener, when the floods were happening on Kauai, KKCR was the best source of info for us.

[Nictuku]

75. KKCR UPDATE

Hawaii Civil Defense reports 99% outage of power on Oahu

Reports of Landslides on the Big Island

That was all for now

[bananas]

77. msnbc tv says a landslide has blocked a major highway. nt

[Nictuku]

80. KKCR Update

The earthquake has officially been upgraded to a 'Major Earthquake', and centered off of Kona

[Nictuku]

87. KKCR UPDATE

Updated Report

Re-classified major 6.3 struck 64 miles west of Hilo

6.0 is equal to a Nuclear blast

No deaths reported

Injuries have been reported

99% power on Oahu out
Same for Maui

Mud Slides on Big Island

Honolulu Airport closed to Departing flights only.

Damage and Injuries will come in later

[Nictuku]

88. KKCR UPDATE

The DJ's uncle on Oahu reported that on the 16th Floor, in Waikiki, entire building shook.

Traffic is all jamned up.

Civil Defense asking everyone to stay off the roads

[demobabe]

60. List of recent earthquakes in Hawaii

You can see all the little foreshocks and aftershocks...

MAP 2.2 2006/10/15 18:24:21 19.920 -156.057 15.3 20 km ( 13 mi) W of Puako, HI
MAP 2.9 2006/10/15 18:23:04 19.934 -156.020 11.1 16 km ( 10 mi) W of Puako, HI
MAP 3.6 2006/10/15 18:19:59 19.826 -155.826 12.6 12 km ( 8 mi) SSE of Puako, HI
MAP 2.4 2006/10/15 18:16:27 20.007 -156.143 13.8 30 km ( 19 mi) WNW of Puako, HI
MAP 2.6 2006/10/15 18:14:52 19.770 -155.773 30.3 19 km ( 12 mi) S of Waikoloa Village, HI
MAP 2.3 2006/10/15 18:11:03 19.864 -155.930 9.7 10 km ( 6 mi) SW of Puako, HI
MAP 2.6 2006/10/15 18:10:44 19.811 -155.997 42.8 10 km ( 6 mi) N of Kalaoa, HI
MAP 2.0 2006/10/15 18:09:04 19.898 -155.644 0.0 14 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Waimea, HI
MAP 2.3 2006/10/15 18:05:34 20.075 -156.089 13.1 28 km ( 18 mi) NW of Puako, HI
MAP 2.5 2006/10/15 18:04:30 19.950 -156.020 16.4 16 km ( 10 mi) W of Puako, HI
MAP 2.3 2006/10/15 18:03:50 20.011 -156.074 9.1 24 km ( 15 mi) WNW of Puako, HI
MAP 2.2 2006/10/15 17:59:54 19.874 -156.046 16.5 17 km ( 11 mi) NNW of Kalaoa, HI
MAP 2.5 2006/10/15 17:56:26 19.855 -155.895 9.6 9 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Puako, HI
MAP 3.1 2006/10/15 17:53:39 19.884 -155.957 9.0 11 km ( 7 mi) WSW of Puako, HI
MAP 2.9 2006/10/15 17:50:29 20.015 -155.946 2.8 13 km ( 8 mi) NW of Puako, HI
MAP 3.1 2006/10/15 17:45:42 20.879 -156.894 7.0 6 km ( 4 mi) NNE of Lanai City, HI
MAP 2.2 2006/10/15 17:40:43 19.762 -155.834 32.4 18 km ( 11 mi) ENE of Kalaoa, HI
MAP 2.6 2006/10/15 17:38:35 19.938 -156.030 13.4 17 km ( 11 mi) W of Puako, HI
MAP 2.5 2006/10/15 17:35:56 19.918 -155.953 16.9 9 km ( 6 mi) W of Puako, HI
MAP 3.1 2006/10/15 17:33:52 19.846 -156.178 37.6 23 km ( 14 mi) NW of Kalaoa, HI
MAP 3.2 2006/10/15 17:30:02 20.150 -155.877 16.1 11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Hawi, HI
MAP 3.6 2006/10/15 17:29:05 19.895 -155.871 17.6 4 km ( 3 mi) S of Puako, HI
MAP 2.8 2006/10/15 17:27:34 19.868 -155.834 9.4 8 km ( 5 mi) SSE of Puako, HI
MAP 5.8 2006/10/15 17:14:09 19.946 -156.157 4.6 29 km ( 18 mi) NNW of Kalaoa, HI
MAP 6.3 2006/10/15 17:07:48 19.842 -156.059 24.0 14 km ( 9 mi) NNW of Kalaoa, HI
MAP 1.9 2006/10/15 12:26:14 19.336 -155.219 5.9 13 km ( 8 mi) S of Volcano, HI
MAP 2.0 2006/10/14 21:48:41 19.382 -155.240 4.0 8 km ( 5 mi) S of Volcano, HI
MAP 1.8 2006/10/13 23:04:07 19.768 -155.755 1.4 20 km ( 12 mi) S of Waikoloa Village, HI
MAP 3.0 2006/10/11 14:53:29 19.439 -155.621 3.1 28 km ( 17 mi) E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI
MAP 1.8 2006/10/11 11:29:55 19.981 -155.622 3.6 7 km ( 4 mi) SE of Waimea, HI
MAP 2.1 2006/10/10 02:43:17 19.286 -155.197 1.6 19 km ( 12 mi) SSE of Volcano, HI
MAP 2.6 2006/10/10 01:40:22 19.324 -156.225 41.3 38 km ( 24 mi) WSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI
MAP 1.9 2006/10/09 05:16:02 19.369 -155.286 2.7 10 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Volcano, HI
MAP 2.5 2006/10/08 19:54:35 19.340 -155.326 2.7 15 km ( 10 mi) SW of Volcano, HI

[kestrel91316]

78. Need to expect some more aftershocks of 4.5-5.5 next couple of

days, and I betcha one of 5.8 or more within a week.

That's how Northridge went for us...............

[PCIntern]

64. ROVE DID IT AGAIN!

another distractor...


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[symbolman]

74. WHERE the hell is Linda Lingle

with my Kona Coffee and Macadamia nut doughnuts?

That's IT, I'M VOTING DEMOCRATIC this Election!

Sorry Will Pitt (as he says in his other thread) but I can't vote for Republicans, but we'd BETTER SHUT UP anyone with ANY Doubts, screw that free speech, if it's the wrong speech :)

I'm at 28% now on the laptop, so it's time to sign off for now, thanks for all the vibes, tips and info - hope to see ya'll later,

ALOHA!!

[Nictuku]

81. Aloha!

Have a cup of Kona for me, and I'll keep the good vibes for our ohana in the islands.

[Hubert Flottz]

82. The Gawds are pissed because of Mark FoleyGate so duck and

cover! Secede before it's too late!

Hope the Opihi is okay and that the lights come back on soon. Prolly out plugging up them lava tubes with the local freepers about now.

[Cha]

83. First glad you and your family are okay and

secondly..SURF'S UP!



"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.

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."


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."


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4260683.html

Best of Luck with Madame Pele! My son who lives on Kauai has some investment property on Hilo side and is really hoping Madame Pele plays nice!

[Nictuku]

84. The Story of Pele

Pele theFire Goddess:
Haumea waiting for her child to be born, was told by the elders of her village that a "spirit child" will be born to you on a night when the earth shakes, lighting splits the sky and thunder rolls down the valley. That night arrived and Haumea went into a cave and came forth with a child. They named her Pelehonuamea.

Pele was different from her brothers and sisters. She would not play with them in the water. Her uncle, Lonomakua was the "keeper of the flame". he knew all of the secrets of fire, but till now had no one to pass this knowledge to. When Pele was a few days old, he saw the reflection of fire in her eyes.

The island Pele and her village were living on was being consumed by frequent volcanic eruptions. The villagers and Pele's jealous sister Namaka blamed Pele and Lonomakua for this. Banished from the island, Pele and some of her sisters and brothers, who loved her, sailed away. The amakua (guardian) shark god Kamohoali'i safe guarded Pele's journey. Lonomakua gave Pele a magic stick "Pa'oa" to help her find fire at her new home. Her mother gave Pele a magic egg.

For many months Pele followed a star from the northeast, which shown brighter than the rest, and migrated toward it. One morning, Pele awoke to the smell of something familiar in the air. In the distance could be seen a high mountain with a smoky haze hiding its peak. Pele knew she had found her new home. She named the island Hawai'i.

Pele, carrying her magic stick Pa'oa, went up to the mountain where a part of the earth collapsed into the ground. She and placed the stick into the ground. Pele called this place Kilauea. Inside the Kilauea Crater was a large pit. She named it Halema'uma'u, maumau being the fern jungle surround the volcano. Halema'uma'u would be her new home.

There was a fire God living on Kilauea named 'Ailaau (forest-eater). He and Pele both wanted Kilauea for their home. They started throwing fire balls at each other causing considerable damage. 'Ailaau fled and still hides in the caverns under the earth. Pele alone would rule the Island of Hawai'i. The people of the island loved and respected the Goddess Pele. The egg her mother gave Pele hatched into a beautiful girl. Pele named her new sister, Hi'iaka'i-ka-poli-o-Pele (Hi'iaka of the bosom of Pele). Kamohoali'i, the shark god taught Hi'iaka the art of surfing.

Pele fell in love with a man she saw in a dream. His name was Lohi'au, a chief of the island of Kaua'i. Pele sent her sister Hi'iaka to fetch Lohi'au on Kaua'i to bring him back to Hawai'i to live with Pele. Hi'iaka would have fourty days to bring Lohi'au back or Pele would punish the girl by hurting Hi'iaka's girl friend Hopoe. Upon reaching Kaua'i, Hi'iaka found Lohi'au dead. She quickly rubbed his body with herbs and chanted to the Gods for help; bringing the young chief of Kaua'i back to life. Grateful for Hi'iaka's help, Lohi'au agreed to return with her to the Big Island.

The fourty days had passed. Pele suspected that Hi'iaka and Lohi'au had fallen in love and were not coming back. In her fury, Pele caused an eruption which turned Hopoe into stone. On here return to Hawai'i with Lohi'au, Hi'iaka found Hopoe, a statue in stone. Hi'iaka, filled with sadness and anger decided to take revenge. Leading Lohi'au to the edge of the Halema'uma'u crater where Pele could see them, Hi'iaka put her arms around Lohi'au and embraced him. Furious, Pele covered Lohi'au with lava and flames.

The two sisters, anger subsided, were remorseful. One lost a friend the other a lover. Pele decided to bring Lohi'au back to life to let him choose which sister he would love. Pele was sure Lohi'au would choose her. Lohi'au chose Hi'iaka. Pele, with aloha, gave the two lovers her blessing and Hi'iaka and Lohi'au sailed back to Kaua'i.

Pele still lives on Hawai'i where she rules as the fire Goddess of the volcanoes. The smell of sulphur reminds the natives that she is still there in her home, Halema'uma'u. Her fiery lava building a new island to the south, still submerged, named Loahi.

The people of Hawai'i still melo o Pele (sing and chant for Pele) and Kilauea.

"E ola mau, e Pele e!
'Eli'eli kau mai!"
Long life to you, Pele

(From http://library.thinkquest.org/12865/mray/phawa.htm )

[KamaAina]

85. In case you're wondering. I'm at Mom's in NYC at present

back Wednesday evening, I presume.

We have had a lot of small ones this year, in unusual places like off Moloka'i. Small to medium-size quakes are fairly common near Kilauea volcano, but this is on the other side of that island, and in any case is quite large for Hawai'i. Bear in mind we obviously do not have the kinds of seismic codes that California has; note report of possible "structural integrity prolems" at Kona Hospital (the only one over there) :scared:

[Generic Other]

86. Glad to hear you are safe

Hope the house isn't damaged. Glad to here the family is okay.

Keep in contact as much as you can. PM folks if you need anything.

And make an offering to Pele.


edit: I just heard there might be FEMA funds available. :scared:

[hayu_lol]

91. One of our mods lives on Maui...he just checked in and said the power...

was back on on Maui. democrats.com

[Nictuku]

92. Yay!!!

I have friends on Maui too, but have been unable to reach them by phone.

[symbolman]

93. Yep

Power is back on, yeah baby and I'm BACK ONLINE from Maui Hawaii, which is STILL No KA OI :)



Somebody from Democrats.com? Let me know.. thanks

[Eurobabe]

95. That's good news, you and your family stay safe!

Thinking of you today. Trying to get news from CNN International, they give us teasers with the weather -- gimme the DAMN story with pictures people!!

[symbolman]

96. Just wanted to THANK one and all

for their support, tips, news, historical views, myth sharing.. "Pele CAN be a bitch, she needs virgins like we need Starbucks" :)

You've made us feel better and safer when we had NO contact with even ANY local stations from ANY Island.. felt like the Omega man this morning, like the end of the world.

You should SEE the cracks in ALL the concrete surrounding our building, wonder if I can hit up FEMA for getting that fixed, we have water pipes running through the concrete around our home.

I still have no Idea WHAT FEMA DOES, because all I've ever heard were nothing but horror stories.

Anyway, thanks to my family (Ohana) here at the DU, good to know we have friends looking out for us.

We tried to call Opi but only got a message, but I'm fairly sure he'll be okay, from what we know about his history, he's VERY well trained for this kind of thing, probably out there assisting others, and that's why we can't get through to him.

DU is OHANA, and No KA OI, much like Maui (Like Maui No KA OI - translation, "Maui is THE BEST" )...

These DAMN (D) Earthquakes, we'll have to vote them out :) Thanks Fox News.

I appreciate each and everyone of you, and if I don't PM you right away in the next few days or week it might be from aftershocks - this is the biggest Earthquaked I've experienced in my life, glad there's so little loss of life.