Maui Earthquake just Now

[MauiScubaSteve]

It's a race perhaps, to post first about the earthquake.....

Magnitude 3.6 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 10:11:22 AM (HST)
Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 20:11:22 (UTC)
Distance from Makena, Maui - 14 km (8 miles) SW (221 degrees)
`Ulupalakua, Maui - 16 km (10 miles) SW (235 degrees)
Keokea, Maui - 24 km (15 miles) SW (228 degrees)
Kahului, Maui - 37 km (23 miles) S (190 degrees)
Coordinates 20 deg. 33.9 min. N (20.565N), 156 deg. 31.8 min. W (156.531W)
Depth 7 km (4.3 miles)

 

[MauiScubaSteve]

The reason I am not posting in the non diving forum is because I think we will hear from divers who were under water during the earthquake.

The South Maui dive sites are between the epicenter and my chair, and I felt a significant "thump." :shocked2:

I've worked seismic exploration and it seemed a very similar "thump" to being a quarter mile away from 50lbs of dynamite detonated in a 100 foot deep hole.

I'm betting divers had a very memorable experience...

 

[rgbmatt]

I was underwater during one of the Big Island earthquakes a few years ago. Didn't feel any shaking but you could hear it. It was a loud muffled thumping sound that went on for 10-15 seconds, like somebody in the car next to you turned up the bass too high.

Had no idea what was going on until later when it was on the news.

 

[MauiScubaSteve]

That is similar to how a few Molokini guides described the Big Island big one back in '06 (10/15 - 6.7).

Well actually they said it was like a bunch of the biggest stadium concert sub's "blew out" for 10-15 seconds.

 

[djtimmy77]

We felt it as we were sitting on our balcony at the Wailea Marriott.

 

[Shaka Doug]

I was getting ready for a dive but didn't feel anything. I was down in the Makena area too. Maybe we thought it was the construction noise from the big earth movers they are using there today.

I did feel the one a few weeks ago while sitting on a couch around 6:34 pm. It was a 5.3 or close to that I think.