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Earthquake in Hawaii

Posted on 10/15/2006 10:34:29 AM PDT by colorcountry

Son just called. Does anyone know anything?


TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 6point6; earthquake; hawaii; tsunami
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To: flyingtabby
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.

661 posted on 10/15/2006 4:52:50 PM PDT by Strategerist (Those who know what's best for us must rise and save us from ourselves)
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To: debg

Eats like a meal to me...


662 posted on 10/15/2006 4:53:16 PM PDT by streetpreacher (What if you're wrong?)
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To: null and void

Thank you ... that makes sense


663 posted on 10/15/2006 4:53:38 PM PDT by Mo1 (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC - BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: Strategerist

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


664 posted on 10/15/2006 4:54:24 PM PDT by Slicksadick (Go out on a limb........Its where the fruit is.)
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To: daguberment

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?


665 posted on 10/15/2006 4:54:25 PM PDT by mom4kittys (If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
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To: Strategerist

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


666 posted on 10/15/2006 4:54:38 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
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To: CounterCounterCulture
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.

667 posted on 10/15/2006 4:54:50 PM PDT by incindiary
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To: Slicksadick
Diagram showing generalized 
locations of damaging earthquakes greater than magnitude 6 since 1868
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.

668 posted on 10/15/2006 5:00:12 PM PDT by Slicksadick (Go out on a limb........Its where the fruit is.)
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To: incindiary

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


669 posted on 10/15/2006 5:01:56 PM PDT by Dog (Resign Senator Harry Reid)
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To: COEXERJ145

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


670 posted on 10/15/2006 5:07:28 PM PDT by Strategerist (Those who know what's best for us must rise and save us from ourselves)
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To: paulat
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.
671 posted on 10/15/2006 5:07:39 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
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To: BIGLOOK

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.


672 posted on 10/15/2006 5:08:35 PM PDT by Strategerist (Those who know what's best for us must rise and save us from ourselves)
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To: Strategerist

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.


673 posted on 10/15/2006 5:09:22 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
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To: Dog
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!

674 posted on 10/15/2006 5:11:59 PM PDT by incindiary
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To: BIGLOOK

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.


675 posted on 10/15/2006 5:12:05 PM PDT by paulat
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To: BIGLOOK

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!


676 posted on 10/15/2006 5:13:02 PM PDT by mom4kittys (If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
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To: Strategerist
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.
677 posted on 10/15/2006 5:20:32 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
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To: BIGLOOK

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.


678 posted on 10/15/2006 5:21:41 PM PDT by Strategerist (Those who know what's best for us must rise and save us from ourselves)
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To: 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.


679 posted on 10/15/2006 5:31:36 PM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
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To: daguberment
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?

680 posted on 10/15/2006 5:33:41 PM PDT by manapua
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