Earthquake Hits Hawaii Is the Family Vacation Destination Okay?
When people think of earthquakes, they generally think of the California coasts from San Francisco down to Los Angeles, but plenty of places feel the earth move beneath their feet like China, Chile, and just this week, New Zealand had a biggie. But one place that usually doesn’t come to mind? Hawaii. But on Thursday the islands were hit by their own earthquake. How big was it? It was reportedly a “magnitude 3.6 temblor,” which hit at around 2 p.m. with its epicenter between the islands of Oahu and Molokai. So far there have been no injuries or destruction reported.
Now if you are a nervous Nellie, you might add Hawaii as a place not to go with your family. If you’re totally paranoid about natural disasters that is. But really, nowhere is totally safe. There are tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons… all sorts of fun from Mother Nature. But Hawaii is still a paradise, and really, what’s a little 3.6 earthquake? I grew up in San Francisco, and in my travels, I’ve met people who haven’t wanted to go there because of their fear of earthquakes, so it really is a concern for some.
Do you think of the chance of natural disaster when choosing a place to vacation with your family?
Vintage Hawaii postcard via Frugalcafe.com
Why don’t we all just put ourselves in our little plastic bubbles and never go anywhere or do anything…maybe that would solve the problem…
Life happens whether we want it to or not. Hiding under a rock for fear of something you have no control over is not going to change things. Suck it up people, its time to put your big boy/big girl pants on and live your life!