I'm sure Loren will be interested, but people are being evacuated on Hawaii's Big Island because of a volcanic eruption.
I've been watching the earthquake page at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map for some time now and noticed a LOT of small earthquakes on the southeast side of the Big Island yesterday. There were 433 earthquakes there in the last week, including M 5.0 - 18km S of Fern Acres, Hawaii Time 2018-05-03 14:30:56 (UTC-06:00) Location 19.344°N 155.070°W Depth 6.9 km. http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38087728/puna-warned-series-of-quakes-could-indicate-eruption-is-possible New Kilauea eruption triggers house fires as hundreds evacuate area http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5689799/Evacuations-ordered-Hawaiian-volcano-spews-lava-residential-area-days-earthquakes.html Ten thousand are ordered to evacuate as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews fountains of lava 150ft skywards, releases deadly gas and cracks streets in half after more than 250 quakes rock the Big Island * Warning sirens sounded across the Big Island on Thursday after lava spewed from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano * Hawaii County Civil Defense urged the 10,000 residents of Leilani Estates, in Puna, to evacuate * Hawaiian Governor David Ige has activated the National Guard in the state to deal with the crisis * Residents saw 'fountains of lava' shooting 150 feet in the air and lava spreading down suburban streets * Thick smoke was also seen rising from the Puu Oo vent on Kilauea and a 5.0 earthquake struck the island * American Red Cross has opened two shelters for evacuees, with Uber offering free rides to and from them * Fire officials have reported dangerously high levels of sulfur dioxide in the air, which can be deadly Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
