Hawai'i got off pretty lightly in Sunday's earthquake, all things considered. Apparently that's in part because the quake was so deep: 28km (just under 17 miles). There are frequent earthquakes on the Big Island, but most are volcano-related; this one was the kind the rest of the world recognizes: one caused by plate movement. Here's a brief history of earthquakes in the State.
Preliminary estimates have property damage at $40 million, but that's expected to rise. Here's a story about building damages.
Posted by Linkmeister at October 17, 2006 08:55 AM | TrackBackIs anyone connecting the earthquake with the North Korea nuclear test(s)?
Posted by: toxiclabrat at October 18, 2006 01:37 PMHey all,
Look at the banner ad at the bottom of the screen... http://www2.crazyshirts.com/index.cfm,
Crazy Shirts, a local t-shirt company, takes the first opportunity to exploit a natural disaster that affected so many Kama'aina and tourists alike by selling damned shirts...on the site and in the stores...pathetic.
This actually really bothers me, as it's in poor, poor taste. If you have time, please send them a message/email via their company's site: http://www2.crazyshirts.com/emailus.cfm and let them know that this shirt should be pulled from shelves and their site!
Posted by: Michael at October 19, 2006 02:53 PMMichael, I had one from Crazy Shirts telling the world I survived Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
It would be poor taste, maybe, if there'd been any deaths or serious injuries. Since there were none, I don't think most people who live here are gonna have any problems with this at all. Besides, Crazy Shirts is a long-time member of the community and has done a fair bit of good works here; I think people will recognize that.
Posted by: Linkmeister at October 19, 2006 03:30 PM