Earthquake in Hawaii

[Strategerist]

I have to wonder if the nuclear test by N. Korea could have triggered the quake.

Completely absurd - it's sort of odd, there's a desperate desire for people to blame natural stuff on human actions - I think because it's scarier if stuff just happens on its own.

There are over THIRTY FIVE earthquakes a DAY as large or larger than the NK nuke test, many of them having occured closer to Hawaii than the nuke test.

And Hawaii has had a wide variety of quakes as large or larger than this one in the last 150 years, none of which were preceeded by North Korean nuclear tests.

[streetpreacher]

Eats like a meal to me...

[Mo1]

Thank you ... that makes sense

[Slicksadick]

The 1868 and 1975 earthquakes, the largest of Hawaii's historic earthquakes, resulted from movement of the Hilina slump in south Hawaii.

[mom4kittys]

I had enough--Jaimie Colby was driving me nuts earlier. The live feed on CNN was better) I am now watching a rerun of Flip this House on A&E (original Richard Davis Trademark crew) Anyone know when they start airing on TLC with new episodes?

[COEXERJ145]

You knew someone was going to suggest it sooner or later.

[incindiary]

ALOha... man, what a morning!

I'm pretty tired, because I was up til 3 last night, then got rudely awakened by the rocking and rolling.

I have felt a few aftershocks, but hopefully we won't have any more 6-ers, or any volcanoes erupting or anything! Thanks again you all for your concern.

[Slicksadick]

Generalized locations of damaging earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater since 1868 on the Island of Hawaii. The same earthquakes are listed in the accompanying table. The magnitudes marked by an (*) are based on eyewitness accounts of the earthquakes' effects and on reports of damage. Since about 1950, the accuracy of location, magnitude, and depth determinations has continually improved as the capability of seismic instruments has increased.

Year	Date	Region	Magnitude	Depth (Mi)
1868	Mar. 28	Mauna Loa south flank	6.5-7.0*	No data
1868	Apr. 2	Mauna Loa south flank	7.5-8.1*	No data
1929	Oct. 5	Hualalai	6.5*	No data
1941	Sept. 25	Kaoiki	6.0*	No data
1950	May 29	Mauna Loa southwest rift	6.2	No data
1951	Apr. 22	Kilauea	6.3	20
1951	Aug. 21	Kona	6.9	5
1952	May 23	Kona	6.0	5
1954	Mar. 30	Kilauea south flank	6.5	5
1962	June 27	Kaoiki	6.1	6
1973	Apr. 26	Honomu	6.2	25
1975	Nov. 29	Kilauea south flank	7.2	6
1983	Nov. 16	Kaoiki	6.6	7
1989	June 25	Kilauea south flank	6.1	9

In 1975, Kilauea's south flank was the site of the magnitude 7.2 Kalapana earthquake, the highest magnitude event in this century. The Kalapana coast subsided as much as 11 feet, generating a huge tsunami that claimed two lives in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, destroyed houses in Punaluu, sank fishing boats in Keauhou Bay, and damaged boats and piers in Hilo. The most recent large earthquake on Kilauea's south flank occurred in June 1989. With a magnitude of 6.1, this quake caused much less damage than the 1975 event.

[Dog]

Get some sleep...and let us know how things are tomorrow.

[Strategerist]

Oh there are whole websites devoted to the 2004 Sumatran Megathrust being caused by an American Hydrogen Bomb.

[BIGLOOK]

You've been watching too much news. Life goes on here. Of course we were worried about damage, especially since radio and TV were out for a couple hours after the event. But the county and the electric company got to work to fix the roads and power grid, Kona Hospital was evacuated in an orderly fashion, all safe. There were no casualties just some inconveniences. There's structural damage to some buildings on the Kona side and probably a bunch of broken dishes and cracked picture frames.

If this were really a life and property threatening event, the Big Island would turn out an 'all hands evolution' to help out.

It's called Kokua.

[Strategerist]

Long term you'll get a lot of apparently undamaged (externally) buildings condemned, though - happened in Northridge. A lot of quake damage isn't spectacular.

[COEXERJ145]

Yeah, I know. On another forum where I'm a member, anti-American conspiracy theories abound and some of the kooks posted links to sites devoted to that.

[incindiary]

Thanks! I might try to take a nap today, but I couldn't go back to sleep after the quake this morning.

i'll try to check in tomorrow!

[paulat]

LOL!! I have to get to Hawaii...I hear the "live and let live" philosophy rules!

I went through SF '89 and Seattle '91...just worried about folks, that's all.

[mom4kittys]

BBButtt it's George Bush's fault. FEMA needs to give you your free money! That's not thr right answer. LOL

Lord help me, I've been in New Orleans too long. I have seen way too much of that.

Anyway enough of the joking. Bless you and good luck!

[BIGLOOK]

You're right about that. In a building near me, I see some new hairline cracks in the concrete. In Kona, as in Hilo, a lot of the structures are running on thirty years old. Don't think they're on the verge of collapse but the structural engineers may red flag some.

'A whole lotta shakin' goin' on ' here.

[Strategerist]

I'd imagine most everything is somewhere where the topsoil is thin and foundations are on lava flows - no amplification from soft soil or ground liquefaction - that helps a lot.

Same quake directly under, say, Salt Lake City would probably kill a couple thousand people, at least.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

They fixed the Hawaii/Big Island thing, but they didn't post the comment informing them of the name of the island.

[manapua]

Yea, me too. One Fox guy keeps referring to the "little villages", where houses are little more than "grass shacks". The guy hasn't been to the big island in the last 40 years?

Are you serious? Somebody really said that on the news?