The Jakarta Post had an item about the recent earthquake that I think you refer to, they say it was a 3.6 and there were no deaths.
Seririt residents flee quake | The Jakarta Post
Thanks Ron
I will ask my contact again about this - April 2012 does not ring a bell - it seems too long ago
The damage was actually in Bubunan and a neighbouring desa (as I recall) which is the desa immediately south of Seririt
Odd that there was so much damage there (buildings knocked over) and I hardly felt it less than 3kms away as the crow flies
It certainly spooked the locals
But I did find this:
Explore Bubunan, Indonesia (general) , Indonesia (populated place) Information, Weather, Photos, Videos, Animals, Nature, Wildlife, Maps, Hazards - Chinci
"Bubunan can have destructive (viii) earthquakes (on average one every 50 years), with occurances at >7 Richter. When a strong earthquake occurs, damage will be slight in specially designed structures but considerable in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. Heavy furniture is moved. Poorly built structures will be demolished. There is a medium-low occurence of periods with extreme drought. There is a low chance of cyclones hitting Bubunan."
One question I have is about a 'tornado' (I use that term because noting else to choose) - seeing as you can find information
It was around or on 19 Feb 2012 and it lashed the north coast - and another big storm less than half the intensity came by a few days later
Do you remember that?
I was in it
I had just got my dogs on the Friday 15th and I remember locking them in the centre of the house mainly to control their whereabouts and to put a layer between them and the storm for their safety
I was in the sea end of the house looking out at this huge storm
About half an hour before that I was happily emailing a friend saying there's a beautiful tropical storm headed my way
I love those storms
Well, it developed into what I'd loosely describe as a Cat 2 easy
I estimated the winds at 100-120 knots
I lost a few trees incl a big mango and so on
Anyhow, I have not been able to find one piece of journalism or even anything on it
Where do you think I might look for that?
It was the biggest storm in living memory and, oddly enough, not everyone was 'hit'
I had chairs blown back the length pf the house and cushions a lot further
It lasted approx 8 minutes
It was the biggest blow I have ever felt
But, nothing on it
I'd love the see the equiv of Bureau of Meteorology info on it
Any ideas where that info might be located?