Sunday, October 15, 2006

This quake was 6.6 .... The predicted quake for Newport is 9.3 (Hatfield Museum Lecture)

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com: "'We are dealing with a lot of scared people,' he said."

"She said boulders fell on highways, rock walls collapsed "

"there was some damage in Kailua-Kona and landslide along a major highway"

"worried visitors began lining up outside convenience stores to purchase food, water and other supplies. Managers were letting tourists into the darkened stores one at a time."

The quake caused widespread power outages, and phone communication was possible, but difficult. "

"Karie and Bryan Croes were waited an hour to buy bottles of water, chips and bread. 'It's quite a honeymoon story,' said Karie as she and her husband sat in lounge chairs surrounded by their grocery bags beside a pool at ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Hotel."

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