Magnitude 6.9 Quake Reported in Hawaii's Big Island
Source: KTLA
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Hawaii Island on Friday, with its epicenter at the heart of the newly erupting Kilauea volcano.
The earthquake could be felt across the state, including Oahu, the home of the state capital of Honolulu.
The earthquake occurred around 12:32 p.m., about an hour after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit the same area. Officials did not expect a damaging tsunami.
It caused a lot of shaking in Hilo. Theres been some minor sea level fluctuations and we do not expect a damaging tsunami, said Cindi Preller, a geologist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor.
Read more: http://ktla.com/2018/05/04/magnitude-6-9-quake-reported-in-hawaii/
B2G
(9,766 posts)Could signal a major eruption.
Baclava
(12,047 posts)riversedge
(69,716 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)Fema comes in after the fact. There has been very little time for them to mobilize.
central scrutinizer
(11,617 posts)They're on their own, just like Puerto Rico.
They are not helpless. I'm talking about evacs and immediate response. Should anything happen it's going to take time to get assets there.
central scrutinizer
(11,617 posts)And throw paper towels or Play Doh but Hawai'i voted for Hilary so it's payback time.
B2G
(9,766 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)was born there?
Then deny aid.
murielm99
(30,656 posts)It is hard to get to islands. Just look at Puerto Rico. 45 told us how hard it is to get to islands. So you are correct. Just ask 45. They still haven't given much help to Puerto Rico, it being an island and all.
padfun
(1,780 posts)They will be there for any disaster on the West Coast and Islands.
riversedge
(69,716 posts)El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Pele is angry.
Anon-C
(3,430 posts)mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)msongs
(67,193 posts)Roland99
(53,342 posts)Looking forward to our once in a lifetime trip this June!
Stuart G
(38,359 posts)Compared to other quakes where hundreds of thousands lost power, this does not seem that bad..More news will come to clarify this..I hope for the best..
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)He went to visit a guy who ran a B and B in the middle of lava flows. He built a place there and never wanted to leave. Eventually he was forced out since the flows got too close to his home. Skip to 28:10 on the video.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55lj4c