[Rockhounds] Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes

Mon May 14 18:39:36 PDT 2018

Here is another update on conditions around the volcano
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/05/14/breaking-news/kilauea-volcano-updates-monday/

On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 11:46 AM, Axel Emmermann <axel.emmermann at telenet.be>
wrote:

> Hi Kitty and Bill,
>
> How's the air on the Mauna Kea slopes? Breathable, good, sulfurous,
> noxious???
> We think of you guys a lot these days and we follow the news closely.
> Get Pele a bottle of gin... that just might help.
>
> Aloha from Axel and Christel
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Rockhounds <rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com> Namens Linda
> St-Cyr
> Verzonden: maandag 14 mei 2018 7:45
> Aan: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors'
> <rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com>
> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes
>
> Hi Kitty,
>
> I've been pretty quiet lately, but I am there in spirit with you.  I hope
> this can be managed so people are not hurt.
>
> Take care,
>
> Linda
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On
> Behalf Of Kitty
> Sent: Saturday, May 5, 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-rock
> ed-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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