Hawaii Rocked By Quake

Published on October 15, 2006 By MasonM In Current Events

A 6.6 earthquake rocked Hawaii today. All of the damage and injury reports aren't in yet but it is known that power is out on Oahu.

Luckily the quake didn't reult in a tsunami.

I wonder how many tourists had a rude awakening about 7:07 am local time this morning?

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kingbee

on Oct 16, 2006

i'm so glad you're okay jaina.

i read some comments from people in highrises in waikiki and figured if they hadn't tumbled, you were very likely safe. but...

I was up and (where else?) at the computer and it felt like my chair was going to fall over. It was a really weird feeling, like the house was shifting or something

i was sittin right here when the last two substantial quakes (since northridge) hit. one was strong enuff to knock a train off the tracks out in the desert where it happened so it was pretty big but lasted only about 10 seconds (altho it seemed to me much longer than that). felt very similar to being in a large boat in fairly rough seas.

Texas Wahine

on Oct 16, 2006

Thanks, Trudy and ForeverSerenity.

kingbee:

i read some comments from people in highrises in waikiki and figured if they hadn't tumbled, you were very likely safe. but...

Yeah, considering the magnitude, the state is VERY lucky. Really here on Oahu it was more an inconvenience than anything.

felt very similar to being in a large boat in fairly rough seas.

I have a hard time even knowing how to describe it. It felt like the shaking was coming from above instead of from the ground, which was weird. I didn't know what the hell it was, but when it stopped, I ran upstairs to check on the boys.

I actually briefly thought maybe it was something either they or my mom was doing upstairs.

There were several aftershocks and I didn't feel any of those.

I think I would have been really scared if I'd been as close to the action as you were with the CA earthquakes.

BTW, I just gotta send you a pic of me in my Jaina shirt. I really did have one made. LOL.

jennifer1

on Oct 16, 2006

Glad you and the boys are doin fine Texas.

So a quake in Hawaii - would this have been caused by the volcano?

kingbee

on Oct 18, 2006

BTW, I just gotta send you a pic of me in my Jaina shirt

you surely do.

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