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Earthquake

Just the other day the biggest earthquake in the Pacific archipelago in two decades occurred. This earthquake took place near hawaii and measured at 6.7 magnitudes. Fema has said that it is sending a team of 75 people down to assess the damage. The earthquake caused power outages and schools to close. After the earthquake the governer declared a disaster declaration for the entire state. Many houses were damaged and moved off of the foundation, but there were no deaths as a result of the earthquake. This year the Ironman World Championship Triathlon was scheduled to take place in Hawaii and in fact many of the participants were out training when rocks started tumbling into the roads. The triathlon will still take place on saturday even with the damage from the earthqauke. This earthquake did not end right away there were also many aftershocks that were felt. The biggest problem this quake caused was a temporary disruption to the 2 main ports. It created a problem because they depend greatly on the shipping of basic things such as toliet paper.
Hawaii's Big Island counts blessings after quake

posted by Anonymous @ 10/17/2006 01:09:00 PM