Date: 2 September 2009,Wednesday.
Time: going to be 3 pm (1500 hours).
I was working inside the C-130 cargo compartment. Heard loud 'metal-shaking' noise inside the hangar. Headed towards the left paratroop door to find out the cause. Looked outside and was surprised by the shout "GEMPA! GEMPA! LARI ! LARI! ( Indonesia word for Quake! Quake! Run! Run!) and all personnels were running towards the apron of the Husein Sastranegara Airport runway, which is in front the hangar.
I quickly ran out from the aircraft and as I was running , I looked up the roof (thinking the roof is going to rip off)and saw the overhead hangar-lights were swaying.
The tremor was felt for about 10 seconds. All 14 of us, gathered in front the hangar and waited for 'safe signal' to resume our work inside the hangar. Concrete beam found with crack.
This was a terrifying shocking experience for all of us.
* Tremor sends panic across city
Tremor sends panic across city
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 11:27 AM
Pregnant Enira Arvanda was apprehensive when the metal structure of her 10th floor office in Sudirman City Lofts started creaking as the building swayed from the tremor Wednesday, but her...
* Quake rattles Java killing 32 and damaging 1,300 homes
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 11:20 AM
A powerful earthquake rocked western Java on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people and causing thousands to panic across the most populous island in the country.
CIKANGKARENG, Indonesia – Rescuers dug through rocks and debris with their bare hands Thursday in search of dozens of villagers believed buried in a landslide triggered by a strong Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 46 people and damaged thousands of buildings.
At least 110 people were hospitalized with injuries from the 7.0 magnitude quake just off the coast of densely populated Java island, Disaster Management Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono said, adding that 10 were in critical condition.
The earthquake Wednesday afternoon caused destruction across West Java province, where more than 18,300 homes and offices were listed as damaged, around 9,000 of them seriously, Kardono said. At least 5,300 people were forced into temporary shelters, he said.
Some rural areas could not be reached by telephone and there may be more victims and damage, officials said.
Many of the deaths and injuries were caused by falling debris or collapsed walls and roofs.
In the village of Cikangkareng in Cianjur district, a landslide buried a row of homes under tons of rock and mud. At least 13 bodies were recovered and villagers were searching for dozens of people believed missing, Kardono said.
"Everything is gone, my wife, my old father-in-law and my house ... now I just hope to find the bodies of my family," farmer Ahmad Suhana, 34, said as he pried at giant stones with a crowbar.
Heavy digging equipment had not reached the remote village, which President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was to visit later Thursday. Police, military personnel and villagers used their hands.
Maskana Sumitra, a district administrator, said 11 houses and a mosque were buried by the landslide and estimated that more than 50 people were trapped and feared dead.
"The chance of survival is so slim ... but we have to find them," Sumitra said.
The prolonged shaking from the quake was felt hundreds of miles (kilometers) away on the neighboring resort island of Bali.
In the capital, Jakarta, 125 miles (190 kilometers) north, thousands of panicked office workers flooded out of swaying skyscrapers onto the streets, some of them screaming.
The Disaster Management Agency said at least 46 people were confirmed dead.
Dede Kurniati said her 9-year-old son was playing at a friend's house when the earthquake struck and is now "buried under the rocks."
"I lost my son ... now I just want to see his body, I want to bury my lovely son properly," she said, weeping.
Hospitals in towns and cities across West Java province quickly filled with scores of injured people, most of them with broken bones and cuts.
A tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck at mid afternoon but was lifted an hour later. Several dozen aftershocks were measured by geological agencies.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago, straddles continental plates and is prone to seismic activity along what is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. A huge quake off western Indonesia caused a powerful tsunami in December 2004 that killed about 230,000 people in a dozen countries, half of them in Aceh province.
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#1.A villager inspects a damage house after a powerful earthquake shook Sukabumi, West Java September 2, 2009.
#2.Rescue workers search for victims of an earthquake in Cikangkareng, South Cianjur, West Java province September 3, 2009. The death toll from the 7.0 magnitude quake that struck Indonesia, shattering rural homes and forcing terrified city residents into the street, stood at 44 and was likely to rise, government agencies said on Thursday.
#3.People evacuated from their workplaces gather on a street in Jakarta. A major 7.0-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia Wednesday, killing at least 46 people and destroying dozens of homes across the country's densely populated heartland, officials said.
#4.Rescuers check the collapsed Riyadlul Ulum Islamic Boarding School for trapped victims in Tasikmalaya town in West Java after a major 7.0-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia, killing at least 46 people and destroying dozens of homes.
#5.Indonesian policemen move a dead goat during ongoing rescue work at Cikangkareng village in Cibinong. Officials said the worst damage from the earthquake, which struck off the south coast of Java at around 3:00 pm (0800 GMT) Wednesday was in the districts of Cianjur, Garut and Tasikmalaya in West Java province.
#6.Indonesian policemen carry a dead body, a victim of an earthquake at Cikangkareng village in Cibinong. The death toll from a powerful 7.0-magnitude Indonesian earthquake has risen to at least 45 as rescue workers searched for survivors.
#7.Rescue workers search for victims of an earthquake in Cikangkareng, South Cianjur, West Java province September 3, 2009. The death toll from the 7.0 magnitude quake that struck Indonesia, shattering rural homes and forcing terrified city residents into the street, stood at 44 and was likely to rise, government agencies said on Thursday.
#8.Rescuers remove a victim after an earthquake-triggered landslide hit a village in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. At least dozens of people were killed and another dozens were missing after a strong earthquake rocked southern Indonesia, unleashing mudslides that buried villagers in their homes, disaster management officials said on Thursday.
#9.A woman stands with her children in front of their damaged house after an earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java September 3, 2009. The death toll from the 7.0 magnitude quake that struck Indonesia, shattering rural homes and forcing terrified city residents into the street, stood at 44 and was likely to rise, government agencies said on Thursday.
#10.Villagers walk on rocks from an earthquake-triggered landslide in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. At least dozens of people were killed and another dozens were missing after a strong earthquake rocked southern Indonesia, unleashing mudslides that buried villagers in their homes, disaster management officials said on Thursday.
#11.A woman weeps at a village badly hit by an earthquake-triggered landslide in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. At least dozens of people were killed and another dozens were missing after a strong earthquake rocked southern Indonesia, unleashing mudslides that buried villagers in their homes, disaster management officials said on Thursday.
#12.A woman comforts her daughter as they stand in front of their damaged house after an earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java September 3, 2009. The death toll from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia, shattering rural homes and forcing terrified city residents into the street, stood at 44 and was likely to rise, government agencies said on Thursday.
#13.A woman cries upon seeing her damaged house after an earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java, September 3, 2009.
#14.Rescuers for victims after an earthquake-triggered landslide burried a village in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. At least dozens of people were killed and another dozens were missing after a strong earthquake rocked southern Indonesia, unleashing mudslides that buried villagers in their homes, disaster management officials said on Thursday.
#15.A couple takes pictures of their damaged house after an earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java September 3, 2009. The death toll from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia, shattering rural homes and forcing terrified city residents into the street, stood at 44 and was likely to rise, government agencies said on Thursday.
#16.Villagers walk past a damaged house after an earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java September 3, 2009. The death toll from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia, shattering rural homes and forcing terrified city residents into the street, stood at 44 and was likely to rise, government agencies said on Thursday.
#17.Two men ride past damaged houses after an earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java September 3, 2009. The death toll from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia, shattering rural homes and forcing terrified city residents into the street, stood at 44 and was likely to rise, government agencies said on Thursday.
#18.A man prays beside his injured wife in a makeshift tent set up by local medical teams after an earthquake in Pangalengan, about 30 km from the city of Bandung, West Java September 3, 2009. A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and forced thousands to flee homes and offices in Indonesia on Wednesday, government agencies said. The 7.0 magnitude quake, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey, shook buildings in the capital Jakarta and flattened homes in villages closer to the epicentre in West Java.
#19.A mother and her children spend a night in a makeshift tent after fleeing from their houses damaged by an earthquake in Kuningan, West Java September 3, 2009. A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and forced thousands to flee homes and offices in Indonesia on Wednesday, government agencies said. The 7.0 magnitude quake, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey, shook buildings in the capital Jakarta and flattened homes in villages closer to the epicentre in West Java.
#20.Villagers search a destroyed house after an earthquake in Puncak, West Java September 2, 2009. A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and forced thousands to flee homes and offices in Indonesia on Wednesday, government agencies said.
#21.Injured children sleep in a makeshift tent set up by local medical teams after an earthquake in Pangalengan, about 30 km from the city of Bandung, West Java September 3, 2009. A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and forced thousands to flee homes and offices in Indonesia on Wednesday, government agencies said. The 7.0 magnitude quake, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey, shook buildings in the capital Jakarta and flattened homes in villages closer to the epicentre in West Java.
#22.A medical team checks on an injured elderly woman in a makeshift tent after an earthquake in Pangalengan, about 30 km from the city of Bandung, West Java September 3, 2009. A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and forced thousands to flee homes and offices in Indonesia on Wednesday, government agencies said.
#23.Residents view a collapsed house in Tasikmalaya town in West Java. A major 7.0-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia Wednesday, killing at least 35 people and destroying dozens of homes across the country's densely populated heartland, officials said.
#24.An injured baby receives treatment in a hospital after an earthquake in Taskimalaya, West Java September 2, 2009. A powerful earthquake killed at least 32 people and forced thousands to evacuate on Indonesia's main island, where more than 1,300 homes were damaged, government agencies said. Indonesia's seismology agency put the magnitude at 7.3 with the epicentre 142 km (88 miles) southwest of Tasikmalaya.
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