Hawai'i Earthquake 10-15-06

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It was the eeriest thing. I was outside hangin loose Sunday morning, taking a break from tending to the dog, when I started to hear some rattling. It was kind of like a train going by. Odd, I thought. I was trying to figure out where the sound was coming from but it was from everywhere. Then the ground began to shake a bit and as you can see my truck rocked on it's suspension by itself. It was a very odd noise. Then I went out to the front yard to check the old part of the house and out onto the street to see if anyone else noticed and saw the neighbor lady across the street who had felt it and had kind of dumbfounded look on her face. We reassured each other that it was a quake and laughed. From Kailua, O'ahu, we are about 153 miles from the epicenter of the quake which was about 10 miles west of Waikaloa on the Big Island of Hawai'i. - This was caught by a camera on our garage. We lost power within the hour. It did not come back til 1:14 AM Monday. This little quake shut off an entire island's power grid? Amazing huh? Thanks HECO ( as in Heck-Oh! )

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[maunaowakea777]

Yeah, I was down on Ali'i drive in kona that morning. we were about 20 miles from the epicenter. It was definately the biggest quake I have felt. Cars were bouncing around and palm trees and buildings swaying. Car alarms going off every where and rock walls falling. Nothing major, a power pole went down. Lots of slides down at kealakekua, but not much more. we got it easier than u guys at oahu I think.

[rabbett]

I saw some mauna kea security cam video brah - i think some parts of the big island and maui got it a lot worse than we did.

[xygomorphic77]

the biggest quake ive ever been in was a 6.5. it was insane!

[rabbett]

Yikes! I can only imagine and hope never to experience one that big here. So many old houses and buildings would go down over here with one that big.

[Babyrose9090]

Hey i was there! i was 7yrs old and i live in Oahu Makakilo Kapolei! On the mountain side. It was so scary for me because after it was over there was a little after shock and that shock made my TV fall down on my bed and it landed on my foot and it was sprained badly. Aka my TV was sticking out a little and it moved too during the first rumble of the earthquake! It was my first and only earthquake i been in. Also i remember the black out too. I think last year? Well ya scary!

[wesson1968]

Pretty calm reaction!

[Toshiosaysrawr]

@Bakugan771 same

[dogcrick]

I was on hamburgerhill in kona! Krazy shit!!! Scared the hell out of me! Then I went body surfin at magics, haha!

[CyrusNixes]

Yeah, I was in South Kohala (where the most severe ground shaking was recorded) and tjhe Big Island got it MUCH worse than Oahu in terms of shaking intensity. I thought I was gonna die and windows were shattering and our cars were skidding a few feet back and fourth in the driveway. Funny thing is, we only lost power for a few hours, whereas people on Oahu, where the shaking caused no damage, lost power for a whole day. Ali'i drive got intense shaking -not like it was on the Kohala soft soil.

[Bakugan771]

nah our power can back on 11 30 am

[mamaral1]

I remember that day, I was living at Kalama St in Kailua, Oahu.

[narcovice]

lol the truck more heavy then the cooker but thats the only thing that moves