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Magnitude 6.5 Quake, Aftershocks Rattle Hawaii

Sunday , October 15, 2006

HONOLULU — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck Hawaii early Sunday morning, causing a landslide that blocked a major highway on Hawaii Island, the Pacific Tsunami Center said.

Power was out power across the state and there were unconfirmed reports of injuries, according to the State Civil Defense. Problems with communication prevented more definite reports.

Gov. Linda Lingle said in a radio interview with KSSK from Hawaii Island that she had no report of any fatalities.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, along with several aftershocks, including one measuring a magnitude of 5.8. No damage reports were immediately available.

The quake occurred at 7:07 a.m. local time, 10 miles north-northwest of Kailua Kona, a town on the west coast of the Big Island, said Don Blakeman, a geophysicist at the National Earthquake Information Center, part of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Blakeman said there was no risk of a Pacific-wide tsunami, but a possibility of significant wave activity in Hawaii....

FOXNews.com - Magnitude 6.5 Quake, Aftershocks Rattle Hawaii - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
 
Oh yeah! Sequoias and I saw that on the News recently... I wonder JavaPride and HiBlue alright since they live in that island, I'm not sure where they live in which island, but I knew they live in Hawaii... :|
 
Sweetheart said:
Oh yeah! Sequoias and I saw that on the News recently... I wonder JavaPride and HiBlue alright since they live in that island, I'm not sure where they live in which island, but I knew they live in Hawaii... :|
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they live on big hawaii island :)
 
I just heard that the airports closed there.
 
OH boy!!

Man, got the news from PurrMeow who info me abt it cuz my bro and his wife usually go to Hawaii every yr on her birthday but now they go differen place down south, maybe Bali or something lol... but man I can't belive they did not go there this yr whew!! But sadly I do hope that couple: Javapride and Hiblue are ok!! So let us pray for them pls! To be sure they are still alive and okay!!
 
Ive been in contact with Javapride and shes gotten back to me telling me she and Hiblue are fine along with the folks and their furbabies -- the quake had hit the eastern part of the big island and they are on the western part -- Kona was hit the hardest :(

they will get on when they get the chance

prayers are sent to those who were hit by the quake
 
Thank you for posting about my well being, I am ok now Thank you all for your thoughts. I am with Javapride right now, we re ok! :)
 
Aloha everyone,

i'm on the east all is ok west is kona baddamages there.. but hiblue and i got a nice wake up call cuz of the earthquake!!!


we re all ok including the furbabies!

thanks for yr concerns!
 
6.5 is pretty strong.. im sure everyone felt it all over the island! Glad to hear that Hiblue01 and javapride both are fine along with their furbabies! whew! :)
 
I read no deaths or injuries so far, I understand what's like to be in this disaster since I am from the west coast. Hawaii I am praying for you , God bless you!
 
dang i am glad javaride and blue are ok whew

but for others are in my prayers as well

:Ohno: about the quake
 
Glad that you are ok, Javapride and HiBlue. When my friend told me about earthquake in Hawaii, I immediately wondered how you are doing. Good thing you live on the other side of the island. Are you without power?
 
I'm glad Javapride and HiBlue is doing all right! It sure was a big earthquake that struck Hawaii, I never knew it can get that big. wow!

The quake was centered about Northwest offshore of Big Island, there wasn't any tsunami reports. I saw the damage from the quake was pretty bad enough to take a while to repair.
 
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