If Hurrican Flossie isn’t bad enough news for the Big Island, last night they were hit by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake.  A minor landslide occurred due to the earthquake.

The earthquake happened on the southern end of the Kilauea Volcano, but was felt throughout the island.  There were also several aftershocks that occurred with a magnitude of 3.2 after the first shake.  Even with all those quakes, there were no tsunami warnings because it did not generate enough force to cause one.

Luckily for us, we didn’t have out interisland cruise now.  Not only would it have most likely deviated our course through the island because of the hurricane, but the Big Island would have heavy rains and the earthquake if we had docked there.  I’m glad the WalMart is open 24 hours now to help prepare people for the upcoming hurricane.

Just when I thought that the Big Island was an island I would consider living in, now I’m a bit apprehensive.  Hopefully the hurricane will deviate its course, but from I heard, they should get some heavy storms mid-day today.  Hopefully the hurricane doesn’t cause much damage.

• Flossie is coming!
• Target Store to Open in Kapolei
• Target Hiring for Oahu Store

               
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