Major Quakes Hits Hawaii

[Christina]

at least 3 quakes intitial reports 6.7 ,5.8, 4.9 no power,landslides,evacuations all being reported 20+ aftershockshttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recent...1.-157.-155.php

 

[Christina]

(kriss;3377)
at least 3 quakes intitial reports 6.7 ,5.8, 4.9 no power,landslides,evacuations all being reported 20+ aftershockshttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recent...1.-157.-155.php
They're reporting that the Royal Kona Resort and the Kona Hospital are reporting major damage. Many of the Kona resorts are evacuating their guests.Also flash floods being reported in quake areas 2 other hospitals being evacuated

 

[Christina]

fox reports some bloggers saying they are getting reports of some villages outside coastal cities heavily damaged

 

[Christina]

governor has declared entire state of Hawaii a disaster area structural damage reports are sporadic may be heavy damage but no reports of any deaths just cuts broken legs

 

[HammerStone]

Seems to me there has been a lot of activity in the past few years on the Pacific plate out there.

 

[Christina]

As a hobby geoligist swampfox you dont know the half of it S. Calif is under extreme stress and if this quake in Hawaii turns out not to be related to Volcanic release then the pressure in Calif. just got worse.If you picture a ball and Hawaii being in the center and you push down on the center the stress toward the edges increases and Calif sets on the edge of two plates

 

[HammerStone]

I have been interested in Geology but admittedly know very little. However, I can definitely connect the dots with some of the stronger quakes that have occured in that geological arena. It's a bit alarming for sure even to a dummy like myself.