Strong earthquake rattles Hawaii

[Tech_Dude_5000]

HONOLULU, Hawaii (CNN) -- A strong earthquake rumbled underneath the islands of Hawaii on Sunday, the National Earthquake Information Center reported on its Web site.

The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and was centered 153 miles southeast of Honolulu, the NEIC said.

Bruce Pressgrave of U.S.Geological Survey said preliminary reports indicate the quake was centered along the West coast of the Big Island.

The temblor struck at 7:07 a.m. local time (1:07 p.m. ET) and was measured at a depth of almost 15 miles.

KITV reporter Keoki Kerr in Kaneohe, Hawaii, said he hadn't heard of any serious injuries, although it was difficult to reach people at that time.

Electrical power was out in some parts of the capital city of Oahu, and there were reports of landslides, said Kerr.

Erik von Ancken, a reporter from Orlando, was vacationing in Hawaii with his fiancee.

"My fiancee and I -- we were walking on some of the paths by the ocean. The fish in the pond started jumping. ... The windows on the buildings started to shake," he said. "People started to run for higher ground. ... There was a lot of fear."

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[+wd40 Subscriber²]

This isn't tech news...

[MrKuro]

wow . . . interesting

[QuarterSwede]

This isn't tech news...

That's why its on Back Page News (BPN).

[Hurmoth]

That's why its on Back Page News (BPN).

BPN is for tech related news. This sort of story goes in NFN ;)

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[Computer Guru]

Lol, of course it *IS* tech news.

Hurmoth, you of all people.... LOST is for geeks and techies - LOST is on Hawaii, and we need to make sure the Hydra didn't crack open as a result!

[levianthen]

so no one got hurt? that's cool, I've never been in a really bad earth quake, so I have no idea what it's like, I'm glad I don't though

[nomis_nehc]

my girl-friend called an hour ago to tell me that. people there were really freaking out, lol.

[Allan]

Supposedly, I've b een through quite a few but I never felt one ... untill this past Feb. 24 (2006) ... I was at the Rideau Center in Ottawa Ontario ... the mall was just about to close ... I was about to buy an iTunes card (stupid thing to do) when I felt the ENTIRE mall shake. I looked at the clerk and said "there isn't a train station near here or a subwa... no, no there isn't ... that had to be an earthquake!" ... went back to the Radisson and turned on the news, and voila, it was just as I expected - an earthquake.

[Quick Shot]

ouch. and this happened after a big show on discovery channel about tsunamis and earthquakes

[blush]

Just got our power back after 12 freaking hours. Thank you state for using an outdated power grid. :rolleyes:

[pyehac]

Just got our power back after 12 freaking hours. Thank you state for using an outdated power grid. :rolleyes:

*Joins Synthetic Girl* :angry:

Well, atleast no one got hurt. Its finally good to be back with electricity after spending 14+ hours w/out it. Heck, I didn't know what to do with my laptop.

[khaos34]

Just got my power back here in Kaneohe. Finally! It was nice w/o electricity for while, but. I slept thrugh it this morning - I thought I was dreaming :D

[pyehac]

Just got my power back here in Kaneohe. Finally! It was nice w/o electricity for while, but. I slept thrugh it this morning - I thought I was dreaming :D

I couldn't sleep ever since the earthquake shoke me awake. Other local members on other forums report that everything is a-okay.