Earthquake powers down Hickam, Hawaii (You Asked for HI Quake news, well here's some)

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[SandRat]

10/16/2006 - SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- People living and working on Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, had no power for 12 hours following an earthquake through Hawaii at 7:07 a.m. PDT Oct. 15.

Initially rated as a 4 point-plus earthquake, it was later upgraded to 6.6 point-magnitude.

According to local reports, the quake and its aftershocks caused mudslides and some damage to buildings. No fatalities have been reported so far.

The quake's largest impact on local civilians and military members has been the loss of power across the island state. Local radio reports indicate that after the power was knocked out, the power grids were restarted one at a time. Some places across the state began receiving power within the hour, and full power was restored at Hickam AFB about 7 p.m.

Some people were evacuated from the Kona Community Hospital on "the big island" as a precaution because of structural damage the hospital received. But many places, like the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki, an Army run Department of Defense housing facility where some Airmen reside, reported no damage to its buildings.

"I had three tours (of military service) in Los Angeles," said Bill Reid, chief of the Air Force Hawaii News Bureau. "This was nothing like some of the bigger earthquakes (there.) This shook some houses and wasn't really that bad."

According to the U.S. Geological Survey Web site, earthquakes are a common occurrence in the Hawaiian Islands. Usually they are small in nature. Earthquakes of large magnitude are rare. The last large quake that hit Hawaii was a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that injured six people and damaged 39 houses Nov. 16, 1983.

The largest recorded earthquake struck the Ka'u District on the island of Hawaii was a 7.9-magnitude April 2, 1868. It caused 77 deaths, 31 by a landslide and 46 from the resulting tsunami, according to the USGS Web site.

[SandRat]

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook Hawaii at 7:07 a.m. PDT Oct. 15. The quake caused loss of power for 12 hours at Hickam Air Force Base. There were some mudslides and damage to buildings on the islands. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

[SandRat]

Quiver - Quake - Rock-n-Roll in the Dark in Hawaii.

[Chuckster]

Actually it was well after sunrise - 07:08 AM. I was still in bed while the wife was whipping up some pancakes for breakfast.

BTW, still no power at my place as of 16:30 Monday.

[Islander2]

Here on the Hilo side of the Big Island we rolled around for over a minute....there were no sharp jolts. Power was only out in Kea'au for one hour. The Kohala coast north of Kona is where most of the damage was done besides some in Waimea.

Not to worry though, Gov. Linda Lingle and Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona have everything under control. Both R'S

[ImaGraftedBranch]

• Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea.
  • Wars, and rumors of wars....check.
• 6+ Earthquake in Hawaii, 6.5 in Papua NG
  • Earthquakes in diverse places....check.

Getting interesting lately.

[streetpreacher]

Yep.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

I am leaving for Hawaii in one week. So I have several questions for those that are on the ground there.

1. Has there been reports of structural damage to some of the buildings in Honolulu? That will be our first stop.

We will be traveling to Maui, and Kaui, has there been any damage to those locations?

I understand that Kona on the Big Island was closest to the epicenter. I did see news reports showing structural damage. Is the damage being reported overstated as usual for the drive by media?

I heard someone say yesterday that scienctist have a theory that the volcano is collapsing from the inside? Has the volcano veen more active than in the past? We may be in for a fireworks show like no other on earth.