Indonesian 7.4 Earthquake.

Key-J · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:19 pm

Well,

I was just "thrown" from my bed, to say. It struck just after midnight. I would say that at the beginning it was a Vertical earthquake, and then went Laterall.

It lasted for a good minute, which is really scary. and it was really strong, it got really strong during the middle, however it was just the silence around us that was really scary. Apart from creeks, doors, and even screams from Neighbours. It was silent.

Living in an Apartment building, im on the 5th floor. So, yes it was kinda bad. My lamp was shaking so hard, it swung and hit the roof. However, there seems to be no structual damage, and everything in the house seems fine.

It was 70miles from the Capital, 300km under the Sea. No Tsunami warning however, due to it's lateral movement and depth, which is a good thing.

After experiencing 12 years of Jakarta'n earthquakes, this is the longest and worst one ive ever felt...

Now, i just await the After Shocks, and hope they arent so bad. Heart still racing, and a little shaken. However, im good.

I just kinda with i was on SRO when this happen, so i could have said.

"BRB Earthquake"

StuckUP · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 1315 **Location:**

Key-J wrote:

Well,

I was just "thrown" from my bed, to say. It struck just after midnight. I would say that at the beginning it was a Vertical earthquake, and then went Laterall.

It lasted for a good minute, which is really scary. and it was really strong, it got really strong during the middle, however it was just the silence around us that was really scary. Apart from creeks, doors, and even screams from Neighbours. It was silent.

Living in an Apartment building, im on the 5th floor. So, yes it was kinda bad. My lamp was shaking so hard, it swung and hit the roof. However, there seems to be no structual damage, and everything in the house seems fine.

It was 70miles from the Capital, 300km under the Sea. No Tsunami warning however, due to it's lateral movement and depth, which is a good thing.

After experiencing 12 years of Jakarta'n earthquakes, this is the longest and worst one ive ever felt...

Now, i just await the After Shocks, and hope they arent so bad. Heart still racing, and a little shaken. However, im good.

I just kinda with i was on SRO when this happen, so i could have said.

"BRB Earthquake"

that's 2 bad :shock:

I'd be hysteric if a earthquake like that shook up Texas.....hope it doesn't get worse right now.....

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:26 pm

GL with that...maybe you should cover yourself in pillows or something...thats what i would do >>

Key-J · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:28 pm

Well, it's been bad so far. A lot of friends seem to have been hit hard, one of my friend's houses has a huge crack in his floor.

Anothers friend's cabinet fell over, some fallen paintings, mirrors and statues...

Kinda scary, i guess i was lucky.. Only time will tell how bad it was...

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

Glad you're alright

Ive only experianced 2 earthquakes in my life but it was nothing compared to urs, the 2nd one i thought my brother was just jumping on his bed or something lmao, then i went over to look at him and he was holding on to his comp desk lmao!

DarkJackal · **Joined:** Feb 2006 **Posts:** 6119 **Location:** A den~

I have never been in an earthquake at all, the thought of it is just wierd, can't imagine it o.o

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BlackFox · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:47 pm

good you are alright .

Wu · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2521 **Location:** Around.

Key-J wrote:

I just kinda with i was on SRO when this happen, so i could have said.

"BRB Earthquake"

LOL

but good ur ok on 5th floor..

earthquakes must be scary :shock:

TOloseGT · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 7129 **Location:**

the closest to an earthquake i've felt was when the classroom above us had everyone inside stamp their feet continuously.

i'm glad u'r ok though =)

Nuklear · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 3272 **Location:**

Glad you're ok. Not saying an earthquake is good, or that I'd want to experience one, but how many people get to say they've been through a 7.4?
:wink:

Sharp324 · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4383 **Location:**

Damn glad everythings cool. Only felt two, one was a 3.8, first one i felt. Its a extremely weird feeling. This one happened in a river bed.

satman83 · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 9541 **Location:** London

damn dude....hope everything is ok, next time you get scared just hold on
tight to that pic of me next to your bed....ill watch over you :love:

Millenium · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 2732 **Location:** Waterloo

Glad you didn't get hurt hun. We had lots of Earthshakes in Japan but I slept through them all back in the days even when the bookshelf was about to fall on me and my parents were trying so hard to push it back. :oops:

But then again, we were on 1st floor instead of 5th so the shaking wasn't that bad at all, and it never really beyond magnitude 5.

Yeah I remember you were on MSN at that time

If you said BRB Milly, got earthshake here

, I would have said, okay hun enjoy <3.

Fat_Smurf · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:42 am

what? I though u were colombian nha?

Stress · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:05 pm

greecemilly wrote:

Glad you didn't get hurt hun. We had lots of Earthshakes in Japan but I slept through them all back in the days even when the bookshelf was about to fall on me and my parents were trying so hard to push it back. :oops:

But then again, we were on 1st floor instead of 5th so the shaking wasn't that bad at all, and it never really beyond magnitude 5.

Yeah I remember you were on MSN at that time

If you said BRB Milly, got earthshake here

, I would have said, okay hun enjoy <3.

Keep in mind that the Richter Earthquake scale is not a linear one: it's exponential. So, a magnitude 7 earthquake is 4 times stronger then a magnitude 3,5 one.

It's good to hear that you are well, Key-J

StealMySoda · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 5245 **Location:**

[SD]Stress wrote:

greecemilly wrote:

Glad you didn't get hurt hun. We had lots of Earthshakes in Japan but I slept through them all back in the days even when the bookshelf was about to fall on me and my parents were trying so hard to push it back. :oops:

But then again, we were on 1st floor instead of 5th so the shaking wasn't that bad at all, and it never really beyond magnitude 5.

Yeah I remember you were on MSN at that time

If you said BRB Milly, got earthshake here

, I would have said, okay hun enjoy <3.

Keep in mind that the Richter Earthquake scale is not a linear one: it's exponential. So, a magnitude 7 earthquake is 4 times stronger then a magnitude 3,5 one.

It's good to hear that you are well, Key-J

Erm No.

A Richter 2 is 10x stronger than a 1, and 3 is 10x stronger than 2, and 4 is 10x stronger than a 3, and 5 is 10x stronger than 4, and a 6 10x stronger than a 5, and a 7 is 10x stronger than a 6, and a 7.6 is 6x stronger than a 7.

If I've learnt anything in Geography

Anyway, Key-J glad to hear your alrite

Closest I've been to an earthquake is a simulation in some museum somewhere (london I think), and I'm sure thats nothing compared to how it really is (adrenaline/shock factor).

Stress · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:48 pm

Wow soda. I looked through my books again and it's the way you said it

TwelveEleven · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3806 **Location:** Heaven

The closest i've been to an earthquake was when a friend of mine fell out of his bed..

Sharp324 · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4383 **Location:**

StealMySoda wrote:

Erm No.

A Richter 2 is 10x stronger than a 1, and 3 is 10x stronger than 2, and 4 is 10x stronger than a 3, and 5 is 10x stronger than 4, and a 6 10x stronger than a 5, and a 7 is 10x stronger than a 6, and a 7.6 is 6x stronger than a 7.

If I've learnt anything in Geography

Anyway, Key-J glad to hear your alrite

Closest I've been to an earthquake is a simulation in some museum somewhere (london I think), and I'm sure thats nothing compared to how it really is (adrenaline/shock factor).

Cool i learned something useful here...

StealMySoda · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 5245 **Location:**

Sharp324 wrote:

StealMySoda wrote:

Erm No.

A Richter 2 is 10x stronger than a 1, and 3 is 10x stronger than 2, and 4 is 10x stronger than a 3, and 5 is 10x stronger than 4, and a 6 10x stronger than a 5, and a 7 is 10x stronger than a 6, and a 7.6 is 6x stronger than a 7.

If I've learnt anything in Geography

Anyway, Key-J glad to hear your alrite

Closest I've been to an earthquake is a simulation in some museum somewhere (london I think), and I'm sure thats nothing compared to how it really is (adrenaline/shock factor).

Cool i learned something useful here...

My dads a Geography teacher at the school I go to :oops:

Ashikiheyun · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 1821 **Location:** CMA

Glad to hear you're ok dude! Closest thing I've had to an earthquake....is will an earthquake! I live in California and have been through about three, not that large though, only small ones (was born after the 89 earthquake luckily) but they are still a weird thing to experience.

ghostkilla43 · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 1991 **Location:**

last night there was a 4. somthing earthquake in cali...i was like..woo...cool

Key-J · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:34 am

Yeah, i heard that there was an Earthquake in Cali.

N yeah, each 1.0 you go up is 10x as bad. We got hit by some aftershocks last night as well. However, nothing really bad... Just a couple of small shakes.

Yeah, in Japan i can imagine it must have been worse than here..

N hey, screw all that Armagedon crap. The world is over cuz its gna rip apart

ghostkilla43 · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 1991 **Location:**

yeah the quake was small just shoot my bed a little
but yeah the world is doomed!!!

Key-J · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:57 am

Fat_Smurf wrote:

what? I though u were colombian nha?

I am, but i live in Indonesia.

Bai · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 292

Aw...Poor poor Key-J...

Fat_Smurf · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:35 pm

Key-J wrote:

Fat_Smurf wrote:

what? I though u were colombian nha?

I am, but i live in Indonesia.

oh thx didn't know

hope it's going all good for you :S

Ashikiheyun · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 1821 **Location:** CMA

ghostkilla43 wrote:

last night there was a 4. somthing earthquake in cali...i was like..woo...cool

Really? Must have been asleep or it was waaay south or something, do you know where the epicenter was?

ghostkilla43 · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 1991 **Location:**

nope ^^

Bai · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 292

Well,looks like there are earthquakes in California every day

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