September 2, 2009, in Islamic fasting month, Ramadhan.
It was a 02.30 PM in My home, 10 km SW of Jakarta. I was at garden, talking about plants with my 74 years-old grandma. The dog in my front neighbour did a ceaseless barking at that time for about 30 minutes.
"Hey, here fian! The orchids are blooming!", said my grandma.
"Yeah, and see that grandma, our Annona squamosa ( Ind. : Srikaya) is bearing its first fruit", said me.
"Mmmm, ya.. in caring plants the most important thing is patience and then you may see the plants bear flowers or fruit hahaha", said grandma.
"It have been 7 days since the last rain. I hope it will rain sooner", said me.
"Yeah, the weather now is so hot. Just like hell or oven, Fian", said my grandma.
"I'm so dizzy right now", said me. After that I put my head on a column at my terrace. I didn't realize that my dizziness was the earthquake.
"You have to take a nap, don't you remember that you're fasting?" said grandma.
"Oh my God, it's too hard to walk, grandma. And... gosh, the earth is trembling! Grandma! The earth is trembling!" I said, then...
"What did you said? ....uh...uh! yeah the earth is trembling!" said my grandma.
"EARTHQUAKE! EARTHQUAKE! I FEEL MY FIRST EARTHQUAKE!" I shouted, then, while the earth still trembling, i went into my house and turn on PC for browsing USGS.
THE USGS SAID:
Earthquake centered in Indian Ocean. Location: 7.809°S, 107.259°E. Magnitude 7. Maximum MMI perceived VII. Houses were damaged and landslides in Sukabumi, Cianjur and tributaries. Jakarta and tributaries perceived MMI V. EQ depth 48 km. EQ was occured on 14.55 PM local time.
GOD! Then i turned TV and got news showing panic peoples running down buildings in JKT, Landslides, and damaged homes. on Sep 30, 2009, another earthquake occured in Padang.
And then i felt the October 16, 2009 Earthquake in Bogor, on a building at the third story. Its epicentrum was in Sunda Strait. The intensity was IV and the magnitude was 6.1 M. The October 16 Earthquake was so horrible, concretes and sills were rumbling and and roaring. That Earthquake damaged houses in or near the Ujung Kulon Nature Reserve.
