[Rockhounds] Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes

Mon May 7 08:07:37 PDT 2018

That would have been this road
http://tomaszewski.net/Images/Trail019_16A.JPG

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 10:58 AM, Axel Emmermann <axel.emmermann at telenet.be>
wrote:

> I think the Big Island is trying to connect to the mainland...
> Kreigh, do you remember the road in volcano  park where we got lost for a
> moment, looking for the road that was covered by lava?
> Well, it seems that you can't get to the road that was covered in lava
> anymore because the road that leads to the road that was covered in lava is
> now covered in lava.
>
> Aloha
> Axel
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Rockhounds <rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com> Namens Kreigh
> Tomaszewski
> Verzonden: maandag 7 mei 2018 4:40
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> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes
>
> Looks like Hawaii is making a lot of new rocks
> https://gizmodo.com/at-least-10-volcanic-fissures-have-now-
> opened-up-near-h-1825813491
>
> On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 7:58 PM, Tim Fisher <nospam at orerockon.com> wrote:
>
> > Save the rocks first like a good rockhound :D
> >
> > Tim Fisher
> > Orerockon.com
> > Email nospam at orerockon.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On
> > Behalf Of Kitty
> > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2018 7:55 PM
> > To: rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com
> > Subject: [Rockhounds] Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The national news has been reporting the lava eruptions from Kilauea
> > on the Big Island, and that is really important because around 2000
> > people have been ordered to leave their homes on the southeast side of
> > the Big Island and there are only enough shelters for a few hundred.
> > Considering the caring nature of Hawaii residents, the temporarily
> > homeless will probably be taken in by family, friends, or other
> > altruistic people.*
> >
> > You can find lot's of pictures and information about the situation on
> > the Big Island by searching for "Hawaii eruption, earthquakes" on the
> > web.  Or you can go to the following link:
> >
> > https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/
> > 05/05/hawaii-is-rocked-by-strongest-earthquake-in-four-
> > decades-after-volcano-erupts/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.53fe6edf577b
> >
> >
> > The three items affecting people are the lava flows, the sulfur
> > dioxide fumes, and the earthquakes.  Some people have lost their homes
> > in Leilani Estates due to the lava and fires it has caused.  Some
> > people have left their homes because of the toxic fumes, even though
> > their houses are not in the path of the lava.
> >
> > The earthquakes, however, have affected people not even close to the
> > eruptions, and one of the quakes was felt on Kauai, the farthest north
> > of the main islands!  Our home is in the northern part of Hilo on the
> > lower slopes of Mauna Kea (where the telescopes are).  Thus we don't
> > have to worry about damage to our property by lava, fumes, or floods
> > or tsunamis for that matter.  But we do feel earthquakes!  Our house
> > is solidly built, but we DID have some damage to its contents.
> >
> > On Thursday, May 3, at 10:30am, we had a magnitude 5 earthquake.On
> > Friday, May 4, there was a 5.4 quake at 11:32am, and at 12:32pm there
> > was a BIG one at 6.9!
> >
> > There have been over 200 minor earthquakes (under magnitude 3.5) PER
> > DAY since May 1^st , eight in the 4.4 to 4.9 range, and 15 from 3.5 to
> > 3.7.Where we live we can feel 3.5 unless we are walking through the
> > house or outside.Over 4.5 we can also hear dishes clinking in the
> > china cabinet and our two dogs get agitated.Over 5 we start hearing
> > the house creak and things rumbling, and at 6.9 books are flying out
> > of bookcases, rocks falling off shelves and all sorts of bottles,
> > boxes, things in the refrigerator, and virtually anything that isn’t
> > secured may fall and break.Some things are remarkable because they did
> > NOT fall:for example, a stack of a dozen CD’s in their plastic cases
> > in the middle of a smooth table didn’t even move, and an 18 inch tall
> > ceramic flower vase simply “walked” six inches along a shelf but
> remained upright.
> >
> > We like to have most of our rocks & minerals on display in glass
> > cabinets throughout the house;  there are seven in the living room
> > alone!  We like to be able to see them in our daily lives, and one
> > large cabinet has SW & LW UV lamps installed so we can illuminate our
> > fluorescent minerals any time we want.  Fortunately none of the glass
> > sides or shelves in the cabinets broke, but many specimens fell off
> their stands or toppled over.
> > SO, we have a major project ahead of us restoring order.  We might as
> > well take the opportunity to bring them all out, clean them and the
> > cabinets, and put everything back.  If we work on it every day we
> > might be finished by Christmas!  Some of the delicate specimens were
> > broken or damaged, but all are worth keeping;  I can glue some of them
> > back together, or place the broken parts next to each other in a
> > pleasing arrangement (I'm an artist, you know :-) ).
> >
> > Mahalo (thanks) to those of you who have sent emails of concern for us!
> >
> > Aloha, Kitty & Bill
> >
> > *OT Regarding altruistic people in Hawaii: We recall when we lived in
> > Honolulu in the 1970's one January on the mainland was particularly
> > snowy and cold, and dozens of people ended up at Honolulu Airport with
> > no place to stay because of overbooking at hotels.  When the story hit
> > the news media ordinary people around the city and Oahu island
> > volunteered to take people in to their homes -- guest cottages and
> > extra bedrooms were offered, all the stranded tourists were housed and
> > fed and loaned extra cars.  Not one single tourist was left without a
> > comfortable place to stay, and none of the volunteer hosts would accept
> any payment!
> >
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