Southern Sumatra Earthquake

For those of you who didn't know, it occurred just a few hours back, at ~6:30pm, GMT+8.

I actually don't post this kind of things, because they are really common and happen umpteen times a year. But this time it was an incident that was really interesting, which is why I had to post this.

First up, was that I was at home, using the computer [as always], when the tremor occurred.

I was busily doing stuff when the most interesting feeling came to me.

My chair [yes, my chair] literally started jumping. Of course it's not to the extent of a human jump >_> If not that would be something paranormal already. It was just some slight bumps that I could feel when sitting down.

So I thought it wasn't anything for the first 10 seconds, cause it didn't seem to be really serious.

But then the sensation lasted for.. what, 45 seconds or so? Or maybe even more than that. That was when I got real suspicious and began checking around for anything that was shaking and all.

Too bad ._., anything around me is paper, and I didn't bother checking a water bottle beside me during the tremor, so I just went to inform my sister [lying on the bed], who commented it could have been construction works near my block. I took it as it is, since the feeling ended when I returned to my chair again.

But at the time of posting, I found a thread mentioning about such an earthquake. Interesting isn't it? Seems like my senses are still pretty sharp after all, uhuhu.

That's actually the very first time I felt a tremor so strong from where I stayed, since tremors from the quake rarely strikes the area where I live. This must have been one strong quake.. 7.9 in magnitude, actually. Really big IMO.

No giddiness though, must be because I was seated throughout the whole tremor.

So, did you feel it too?

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