Earthquake Country

A  L  O  H  A !

My First CA Earthquake

"Do not wait; the time 

will never be 'just right.' 

Start where you stand, 

and work with whatever 

tools you may have at 

your command, and better 

tools will be found 

as you go along." 

            George Herbert

'Sense of Place: Mt. Olompali & Novato CA Buildings

"The Sun does not realize 

how wonderful it is until 

after a room is made."

                Louis Kahn, architect 

"In the early morning hours 

of April 18, 1906, San Franciscans 

were shaken awake by an earthquake. 

The magnitude 7.8 temblor was 

centered just off the coast of 

the Golden Gate and felt from 

Los Angeles to Oregon, and inland 

as far as Nevada."

Earthquake survivor Bill Bon Barton 

said that the night before the quake 

he, "Kissed my mother good night 

and she said, 'Be sure you say 

your prayers before you go to bed.' 

Little did I know, at that moment, that 

I would never see my family again."

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“Where the bright seraphim 

in burning row

Their loud uplifted 

angel trumpets blow.” 

             John Milton

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My first California earthquake (a4.4) began at 2:39 a.m. Thursday Jan 4 local time.

Sleeping soundly, I awoke any what I thought was

someone was shaking the bed

to waken me. "Honey?" No Answer.

I felt around. Had Pixie jumped on

the bed? No. So I went back to sleep.

Back in the mid-80's my Kona 

coffee shack had danced on it's

poles in a 5.5. I'll tell you about the hurricanes, lava, and tsunamis sometime.

You know, something like this

makes me look around at my

functioning house, and peaceful

neighborhood, and sigh:

"Thank YOU!"

Normal days are inestimable

TREASURES!

Thank YOU

Friend!

            Fondly, cloudia

Yesterday's Earth Quake

A  L  O  H  A !

I felt it. 

"That's an earthquake" says I,

playing with a certain kitty 

on the floor 

of my 35th floor apartment

 here in Waikiki 

I felt it.

From the 5.5 

that shook my Kona coffee shack

 in the winter of '88

(that was a dance!)

to the one a few years ago

that was strong enough

 to feel 

on our cement/steel boat (!)

and to cut the electricity 

here on Oahu 

all one Sunday,

I am an old hand 

at Hawaii earthquakes.

Friday, June 21, 2013,

  at 12:04 a.m. local time,

 earthquake 

was noted by authorities.

Preliminary magnitude call was  4.0, 

but it was later scored a 4.5 by the USGS.

The epicenter (USGS) as follows:

 52 mi ENE of Kāneʻohe, which is

35 floors down,

13 miles, and 30 minutes drive

 from here

over the Ko`olau Mountains

via Pali Highway, 

52 mile boat ride,

then deep in the sea.

I felt it :)

Lights are on, 

air is conditioned, 

food is cooking;

BLISS!

wishing YOU the same :)

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                        Warmly, cloudia