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2008-11-16 mb 3.5 BULGARIA

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Magnitude	mb 3.5
Region	BULGARIA
Date time	2008-11-16 05:03:05.1 UTC
Location	42.65 N ; 23.37 E
Depth	2 km
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Witness location : 5 Km S Sofia (Bulgaria) (5 km W from epicenter)

I  have not.

Witness location : 1 Km S Sofia (Bulgaria) (6 km NW from epicenter)

C'etait la deuxieme secousse ressentie, 9h apres la premiere.
Je dormais au moment de la secousse, donc il m'est plus difficile de la decrire. 
Cependant elle m'a reveillee instantanement, et m'a parut une fois fini plus legere que la premiere, bien que tout de meme tres largement ressentie. J'ai seulement vu se balancer la lumiere au plafond

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

It's bad to feel an earthquake while you're just sitting in front of PC monitor. Bad feeling... very bad...

Anyway in general there has some moderate panic between people. Probably this is a result from lack of good instruction how people must react. Bad constructions add more to that too. And usually bad result from that would lead to many casualties during big quake. Only a big cup of luck we will need in scenario like this :(

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

Cela ressemblait plutot a une explosion qu'a un tremblement de terre

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

Първо се чу силен тътен а после сградта започна да вибрира, спря и после отново по-слам тътен и пак сградата завибрира. 

Сутринта също се чу тътен и сградата се разтресе. Беше като да се чукнат кристални чаши - точно така трептеше сградата.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

Да някой хора изпадат в паника - изпитват ужас при подобни ситуации и се нуждаят от помощ, за да бъдат изведени навън

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

PLS with all my respect we had 10.18am again in Sofia earthquake.On tv and radio they said that this is will be...the fowolling shakings smal eartquakes after the (ML 4.1 near Sofia, Bulgaria (15/11/2008).For least of  2 weeks after the 15/11.Ok i understand my question is.I always look your site with the map and all informationbeloww.Why no indication this time? Beacouse is 2.5 or some other reason????

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

It seems to me that this earthquake unlike the one last night at around 10 pm was horizontal rather than vertical.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

2 horizontal shots from WWN (290 dgr by compass)

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

It was an after-shock of the previous one (4.2 Rihter)

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

I have not yet possibility to see if some damages are near my home, on the streat, in the city.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

I think it was an explosion. The same effects are observed while an underground mine has exploded. The so called earthquake has been to short (timing) and has been too loud.
I have a lot of experience as a military officer and have seen and felt a lot of similar things.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

Приличаше на сблъсък с нещо голямо-ударна вълна или тежък камион.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (7 km NW from epicenter)

The quake was very short, about 4-5 seconds, but nevertheless, most of the people were thrilled.

Witness location : 13 Km S Sofia (Bulgaria) (10 km SW from epicenter)

that was scary

Witness location : 5 Km NW Sofia (Bulgaria) (12 km NW from epicenter)

5 km from the epicenter, but no panic. No one of the neighbours went out of the home. Felt as short shifts.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia) (172 km SW from epicenter)

WHY IS NOT MACEDONIAN LANGUAGE AT THE PAGE???????

Witness location : Provadija (Bulgaria) (338 km E from epicenter)

да когато беше станало земетресението вече не помня преди две или три години посред нощ в Провадия към 03 и 30 часа през ноща,освен че ни събуди беше толкова страшно и силно,че не можехме да помръдним и единственото което си мислех е,че не можем да стигнем до децата и това е краят.Ужасно е!