02-05-2008, 09:48 PM
http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/hi/STO...splay.html
map, 3.6, looks like Kilauea, but could be Mauna Loa, the location is given in terms of distance from Hilo.
I felt it, jolted me, and I said "here we go" got in the doorframe, and it was over.
I wouldn't worry about damage unless it's at least over 5.
A big earthquake in my book is near to a 7 on the Richter Scale. Or larger.
Each increment on the scale in whole numbers is 10 times more intense.
So a 3.6 is not much, but it got my attention. The thing is you don't know when they start what is coming.
So far I've been in two major quakes, Sylmar '71 and Loma Prieta '89, and lots of smaller ones. Experience doesn't cause me to fear a big quake any less!
map, 3.6, looks like Kilauea, but could be Mauna Loa, the location is given in terms of distance from Hilo.
I felt it, jolted me, and I said "here we go" got in the doorframe, and it was over.
I wouldn't worry about damage unless it's at least over 5.
A big earthquake in my book is near to a 7 on the Richter Scale. Or larger.
Each increment on the scale in whole numbers is 10 times more intense.
So a 3.6 is not much, but it got my attention. The thing is you don't know when they start what is coming.
So far I've been in two major quakes, Sylmar '71 and Loma Prieta '89, and lots of smaller ones. Experience doesn't cause me to fear a big quake any less!