Monday, August 20, 2018

Sleepless In Lombok as Several major quakes hit


I'm sure it was a very sleepless night for everybody on the Island of Lombok last night starting with a large 4.6 earthquake that hit just in the early evening followed by 6.9 around 10 pm. 

This quake was of similar magnitude to the size of the seven point that hit on August 5th. killing over 460 people, injuring thousands and destroying most homes in Northern Lombok.








I can't imagine what it's like to live on Lombok the past two weeks, especially in northern Lombok by the Gillis, Sengigi and main city of Mataram with these daily quakes and aftershocks.


We felt them in Bali as well but not significant enough to cause any major concerns especially at Bali Paradise Beach Estates and Bali Luxury Villas Sanur where we know that the construction is far above normal standards.

As a precaution our family did evacuate during the larger quake last night only to return home a few minutes later.


Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those families on Lombok who must be having psychological trauma over consistent quakes which included two more later this morning.

We are doing small our share to ease their pain including previous contributions.

Today our two sons Xander and Darius will be delivering much needed staples and few treats to The The Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School (GMIS) for distribution to needy Llombok families 

Xander and Darious 2018-08-20- Donations for Lombok earthquake victims

Azizah, their mother, my wife who is a Bali Notaris went shopping for our sons Contribution this weekend as shown above.


They will be delivering these packages of rice, noodles, chocolate, and biscuits to The Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School (GMIS) where they go to school later today .

We are hoping that these photos will encourage others who read it and see those at the school to do so as well.

We encourage everyone around the world to contribute money and items to these destitute people in Lombok who need your help.

God bless them and keep them safe. Let's pray that these quakes causing so much stress on the tens of thousands of homeless people stop soon.

Earthquakes Moving East ?

Update : I am not an earthquake specialist but I do pry myself on watching trends whether it's investments real estate or even earthquakes.

Just dawned on me that earthquakes are like financial markets. They stay real calm for some time and then all of a sudden they will explode and have a affect on everything around them destroying people's lives.


I have also just noticed since the August 5th. seven point went off they killed 460 people is that  the earthquakes have been shifting along the fault line towards the East the last few days.

As of today they even start appear to be starting to shift away from Lombok and far away from Bali.


From what I understand of earthquakes when one goes off it puts pressure on other places on the fault line.

The fault line actually runs from the top of Lombok all the way to the eastern Islands of Indonesia and beyond.


So perhaps what is happening is like a domino effect after earthquake happens in one part it puts pressure on another part further east, etc. etc.

I pray that I'm right. my  basis for this theory is my intuition and my Nostradamus crystal ball. 

After all I was once called the Nostradamus of Bali by an overzealous newsletter writer.

Second, stronger quake hits near Lombok hours after 6.3 quake triggers landslides on Indonesian island:
7:08am Aug 20, 2018A second and stronger earthquake has cut power to the already devastated Indonesian island of Lombok, after a 6.3 magnitude quake triggered landslides.
According to the US Geological Survey, the shallow magnitude 6.9 quake struck last night, causing a blackout and toppling buildings. This was followed by 5.5 and 5.9 magnitude aftershocks.
Local authorities are yet to confirm if there are any casualties from the latest disaster, after earthquakes on the island earlier this month killed 460 people.
Some of the devastation in North Lombok after the quake earlier this month. (AAP)
The first earthquake to strike yesterday caused landslides on Mount Rinjani and damaged buildings.
An Associated Press reporter on Lombok said the latest in the flurry of quakes caused panic and power blackouts in parts of the island.
The landslides on Mount Rinjani, an active volcano, caused panic in villages with a video shot by the Indonesian Red Cross showing huge clouds of dust billowing from the mountain's slopes.
Foreigners help an Indonesian survivor woman in Gili Trawangan island after an earthquake struck northern Lombok earlier this month. (AAP)A girl injured in an earthquake is treated in Mataram, Lombok. (AAP)
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said one person died from a heart attack during the biggest of the daytime quakes and nearly 100 houses near the epicenter were severely damaged.
Series of quakes rocks Indonesia's Lombok
The shaking from the daytime quakes toppled motorcycles and damaged buildings in Lombok's Sembalun subdistrict, including a community hall that collapsed. The hall had sustained damage in earlier quakes, said disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
A magnitude 7.0 quake on August 5 killed 460 people, damaged tens of thousands of homes and displaced several hundred thousand people on Lombok. Estimated damage has been put at more than five trillion rupiah (A$467 million).


Mount Rinjani has been closed to visitors following a July earthquake that killed 16 people, triggered landslides and stranded hundreds of tourists on the mountain, an active volcano.

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