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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2006PING Hawaiians!
Any Hawaiians on this group? How are you doing with today's big earthquake? It was at 7:07 AM Hawaii time, and the main quake was at 6.6, 6 miles off the coast of the big island of Hawaii and 20 miles down. The largest aftershock was a few minutes later, a 5.8 quake 12 miles offshore. CNN is carring local TV newscasts from Hawaii (from Honolulu). I was quite happy to hear that there was no tsunami. But there's that hospital in Kona is being evacuated. 95% of the homes on the island of Oahu (where Honolulu is) are reported to be without power. And it sounds like there are plenty of other big problems. Thank goodness there are no fatalities reported yet! So any Hawaiian slaves, let us know how you're doing! http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ustwbh.php http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/15/hawaii.quake/index.html Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com > Any Hawaiians on this group? > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > ============ > http://www.jhedge.com Been watching it all day. Very strange! On Sun 15 Oct 2006 08:00:48p, Karen wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:2006101519004816807% kchuplis@alltelnet): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ustwbh.php >> http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/15/hawaii.quake/index.html >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Been watching it all day. Very strange! I haven’t had the TV on all day, so I hadn’t heard about this. My parents are leaving for HA on the 25th, so hopefully any aftershocks will be finished by then. Purrs for the residents and tourists and all affected.  SignatureCheryl >I havent had the TV on all day, so I hadnt heard about this. My >parents are leaving for HA on the 25th, so hopefully any >aftershocks will be finished by then. Purrs for the residents and >tourists and all affected. I suspect it's going to depend on where they're going. It sounds as if there's damage on some islands, just power outages on others, and nothing going on at all on still others. When my parents went to Hawaii many years ago there was a hurricane (typhoon?) not too long before they left that did some damage on Kawaii (for some reason I think this might have been the storm where the USNavy ended up sending a submarine to dock there to provide power to part of the island?). Because they weren't going to be allowed to go to Kauai, their travel agent redid their itinerary and sent them to Oahu and Molokai instead. (this last time they went, they went to Hawaii and Maui) Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com > On Sun 15 Oct 2006 08:00:48p, Karen wrote in > rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:2006101519004816807% [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > aftershocks will be finished by then. Purrs for the residents and > tourists and all affected. I would imagine they'd want to do some checking. There are things besides aftershocks to be considered. Right now, electricity is out to much of the Big Island, roads are closed by landslides, and buildings have been damaged. Purrs that their hotel will still be there and that they will be able to get there and enjoy their trip. Joy > I would imagine they'd want to do some checking. There are > things besides aftershocks to be considered. Right now, > electricity is out to much of the Big Island, roads are closed > by landslides, and buildings have been damaged. Purrs that their > hotel will still be there and that they will be able to get > there and enjoy their trip. So far, everything is still on. Oh, my! I'm looking at their itinerary now, and I'm off to look at Google Earth to see what they're going to be seeing. :)) I hope everything is well and that they have a great trip. They deserve it. They're having a great retirement with all the traveling they do! I hope I can be so lucky! Trip Itinerary October 26, 2006 Depart home / Honolulu, Oahu, HI / Transfer to the First-Class Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel October 27, 2006 Honolulu Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel October 28, 2006 Honolulu / Embark the Norwegian Wind Norwegian Wind 8:00pm October 29, 2006 Hilo, Hawaii, HI Norwegian Wind 9:30am 5:00pm October 30, 2006 Lahaina, Maui, HI Norwegian Wind 8:00am 10:30pm October 31, 2006 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Norwegian Wind 7:00am 8:00pm November 01, 2006 Nawiliwili, Kauai, HI Norwegian Wind 8:00am 5:00pm November 02, 2006 - November 03, 2006 At Sea Norwegian Wind November 04, 2006 Fanning Island Norwegian Wind 8:00am 4:00pm November 05, 2006 - November 06, 2006 At Sea Norwegian Wind November 07, 2006 Kona, HI Norwegian Wind 7:00am 5:00pm November 08, 2006 Honolulu, Oahu, HI / Disembark / Transfer to the First-Class Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel November 09, 2006 Honolulu / Overnight flight November 10, 2006 Arrive home city SignatureCheryl > Any Hawaiians on this group? > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/15/hawaii.quake/index.html I used to live on Maui and I hadn't heard any of this until your post. I called about 10 of my friends (to no avail) and I finally got someone. Maui is fine; they lost power for about 5 hours, but they're fine. I asked Bridget if the earthquake came from the fissure on the Big Island and she didn't have a clue because the news had *just* turned on because of the power failure. For those of you who don't know, there is a large section of the Big Island (Hawaii) that is getting ready to fall into the ocean. When that happens, there will be a huge tsunami that is expected to cover all the islands and make its way to California. kili < -------- 10 year former resident of Maui. >I used to live on Maui and I hadn't heard any of this until your post. I >called about 10 of my friends (to no avail) and I finally got someone. Maui >is fine; they lost power for about 5 hours, but they're fine. I asked >Bridget if the earthquake came from the fissure on the Big Island and she >didn't have a clue because the news had *just* turned on because of the >power failure. USGS says the epicenter was NW of the Big Island, at N19.88 W155.94 and 20 miles down. The major shaking on Hawaii appears to be in the area between Kohala and Hualalai. You can see the instrument intensity map on the USGS site at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/shakemap/global/shake/twbh_06/ I've been listening to CNN off and on for a while now and haven't heard anyone mention the fissure (the Hilina Fault <-- I looked it up). Then again, it's quite likely they might have mentioned it during the times I wasn't watching. The epicenter was off in the opposite direction off the NW coast, while the fault is on the SE side of the island. The DID have a couple experts on the Honolulu TV station that CNN was broadcasting (KITV?), who said that while they (experts in general) don't know what the trigger was yet, they (these particular experts) were fairly certain it didn't have anything to do with Kilauea (near the Hilina Fault, right?), volcanic activity or magma. >For those of you who don't know, there is a large section of the Big Island >(Hawaii) that is getting ready to fall into the ocean. When that happens, >there will be a huge tsunami that is expected to cover all the islands and >make its way to California. Isn't part of the Azores supposed to be about ready to drop into the Atlantic as well? Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com >> I used to live on Maui and I hadn't heard any of this until your >> post. I called about 10 of my friends (to no avail) and I finally [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha Yes, the interesting thing about the Hawaiian islands is that they're built like a mushroom. The magma comes out of a fissure in the ocean and when it hits the water it "mushrooms" out. Thus, all the islands are on a "stick" so-to-speak. The sides fall off, slowly, over time and that's what helps create the fabulous gorges and scenery. The Hawaiian islands are the newest landmasses on the face of the earth, but because of their anatomy, are also the fastest deteriorating land masses on the face of the earth. I'm not kidding. Think of the world's most perfect mushroom, then imagine the sides of the mushroom slowly falling down. Those are our beloved islands. kili >>> I used to live on Maui and I hadn't heard any of this until your >>> post. I called about 10 of my friends (to no avail) and I finally [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > kili They keep saying this is a very unusual quake. They did mention it might be from pressure pushing down on the "stick" as you describe it. However, they did not shed the light like you have here. Still it doesn't seem to have anything to do with a fault, or they have certainly not talked about that. I would assume that that would mean it was more normal and they keep mentioning how odd it is. > I used to live on Maui and I hadn't heard any of this until your post. I > called about 10 of my friends (to no avail) and I finally got someone. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > there will be a huge tsunami that is expected to cover all the islands and > make its way to California. I'm just hearing it now too. The two times I've visited Hawai'i (with my ex) we stayed with friends of his on the Big Island near Kailua-Kona, on the incredibly gorgeous Kealakekua Bay. No idea if they're still in the same location but can't imagine they would have left their little paradise. >> I used to live on Maui and I hadn't heard any of this until your post. I >> called about 10 of my friends (to no avail) and I finally got someone. Maui [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > they're still in the same location but can't imagine they would have > left their little paradise. Well that is right near the epicenter. |
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