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2012-02-26 ML 4.8 FRANCE

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Magnitude	ML 4.8
Region	FRANCE
Date time	2012-02-26 22:37:55.0 UTC
Location	44.54 N ; 6.66 E
Depth	2 km
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Witness location : Crévoux (France) (4 km W from epicenter)

Severals Aftershocks felt, from one hour after until circa mdnight 27-2-2012 -> 28-2-2012

Witness location : Crévoux (France) (4 km W from epicenter)

Just that it sounded like a gas explosion and the aftershock shook the house for a 2nd time8

Witness location : Embrun (France) (13 km W from epicenter)

I thought That à neigbhor was making stuff
Also, I recognize a heartquake when the wall behind me moved several Time 
It was during between 5 and 10 seconds

Witness location : Guillestre (France) (13 km NW from epicenter)

23h39 sens de déplacement clairement ressentie,arrivé lente sse, pic d'une petite 10ene de secondes, et éloignement identique a l'arrivé direction nnw, besoin de tenir ecran plat ordinateur.
réplique ressentie au moment ou j'ecris..  00.41 faible 4 secondes

Witness location : Jausiers (France) (15 km SE from epicenter)

It started as a small vibration but rapidly turned into a strong trembling and shaking. It lasted no more an a few seconds, but the last two seconds were really noisy inside the house. We were at just 10km from the epicenter.

Witness location : Barcelonnette (France) (17 km S from epicenter)

Séisme principal : vibrations pendant environ 10 secondes.
Réplique bien perceptible à 0h40, environ 4 secondes.

Witness location : Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (France) (38 km SE from epicenter)

It is the strongest earthquake I have felt for 20 years in my village.

Witness location : Briançon (France) (40 km NW from epicenter)

grondement et vibration

Witness location : Digne (France) (60 km SW from epicenter)

Durée : 4 à 5 secondes

Witness location : Roure (France) (61 km SE from epicenter)

There was a lot of wind just around that moment, or otherwise an outside noise like wind. When I stepped outside some minutes after the tremble, there was no wind and there still isn't at this moment, nearly one hour later. That wind-noise, outside, was clearly different from the deep rumble that seemed to be inside the house.

Witness location : Roccavione (Italy) (70 km E from epicenter)

e' successo alle 23h39  del 26.02.12 -era un movimento est ovest

Witness location : Saint-Martin-Vésubie (France) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Secousse bien ressenti qui a duré 4 ou 5 secondes.
C'est le bruit (sorte de grondement dans le sol) qui m'a alerté, les fenêtres se sont mises à vibrer, je me suis précipité en dessous de l'arc de la porte d'entrée, et j'ai vu l'écran de mon ordinateur portable vibrer. 
Ma mère qui dormait à l'étage s'est réveillé, elle aussi l'a bien ressenti, son lit a vibré ainsi que les fenêtres dans sa chambre, elle a aussi entendu le grondement.
J'habite une maison en grosse pierre et pourtant on a ressenti les vibrations dans toute la maison (sol, plafond, mur, fenêtres et portes). 
Bizarrement mon chien n'a pas bougé d'un poil.

Witness location : Saint-Martin-Vésubie (France) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Door rattled 30 secondes before noise or tremor, furniture vibrated for 30 seconds after.

Witness location : Collongues (France) (74 km S from epicenter)

j'habite dans une grosse maison en pierres qui a franchement bougé horizontalement , le grondement etait impressionnant

Witness location : Beinette (Italy) (81 km E from epicenter)

scricchiolio della casa in cui mi trovavo. Oscillazione del tavolo.

Witness location : Villanova Mondovì (Italy) (91 km E from epicenter)

altra scossa molto più debole,ore 00.40

Witness location : Gattières (France) (96 km SE from epicenter)

i was surprise because i was sitting in front of my PC and i have move quickly in front and back twice

Witness location : Le Bar-sur-Loup (France) (97 km S from epicenter)

ce n'est pas le 1er que je ressens mais il m'a paru durer longtemps

Witness location : Le Bar-sur-Loup (France) (97 km S from epicenter)

Lasted 5 seconds

Witness location : Saint-Martin-d'Hères (France) (99 km NW from epicenter)

I was sitting on my study table but the table movement caught my attention and then I intentionally started looking around as I felt it may an earthquake. I saw the table lamp shaking that confirmed my doubt. It was just for a few seconds and after that no sign of movement. No sound heard and it was not that strong to wake the people up from their beds.

Witness location : Châteauneuf-Grasse (France) (99 km S from epicenter)

Ecran CRT lourd (21 pouces) se balançant lentement.
Pieds du meuble voisin, très lourd, craquant au même moment.
Balancement du sol semblable à un bateau.

Witness location : Torino (Italy) (99 km NE from epicenter)

durata non trascurabile della scossa

Witness location : Le Rouret (France) (100 km S from epicenter)

In the dark I inspected briefly outside and in the basement for anything obvious but did not notice anything but it is difficult to say with any real certainty because it is dark.

Witness location : Grasse (France) (100 km S from epicenter)

I lived 20 years on the st Andreas fault in San Francisco and experienced many earthquake. This one woke me up.  It lasted 2-3 seconds. Mild shaking of the bed. No noise. Dog didn't bark.

Witness location : Opio (France) (100 km S from epicenter)

Lasted few seconds. First earthquake felt in France.

Witness location : Torino (Italy) (100 km NE from epicenter)

I was using the pc while sitting on a sofa, then I felt a lateral sway, maybe 4 oscillations, then I looked around and nothing was moving. I went to watch the acquarium in another room and the water was still oscillating a little bit. The acquarium has got 90 litres, and water was oscillating laterally, nearly west-east side, respecting the line between the sismic epicentrum and Torino.
I noticed about 5 millimeters of distance between higher level and lower level, while oscillating, in a period of nearly 1 second.

Witness location : Torino (Italy) (100 km NE from epicenter)

Detectable creaking of old wooden building. (I live on the loft area of a 4 storey building)

Witness location : Torino (Italy) (100 km NE from epicenter)

I could hear the water in the central heating system moving

Witness location : Saint-Paul (France) (101 km S from epicenter)

I was working at my computer ADN m'y screens moved twice for maybe 4/5 seconds

Witness location : Saint-Paul (France) (101 km S from epicenter)

It was like a vibration from a nearby explosion, lasting only something like two seconds. It was the first tremor I have experienced in France.

Witness location : Falicon (France) (101 km SE from epicenter)

it lasted about 6 sec

Witness location : Grenoble (France) (103 km NW from epicenter)

mouvement nord-sud - durée 3-4 secondes - période 1/2 sec

Witness location : Valbonne (France) (104 km S from epicenter)

Unexpected here!

Witness location : Manosque (France) (105 km SW from epicenter)

Sensation de balancement lent avec une période d'environ 1s.
Les mouvements ont duré une quinzaine de secondes.

Witness location : Villeneuve-Loubet (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

My cat was affraid before the heartquake and he stays under the sofa before the EQ
And he come back after the EQ

Witness location : Cagnes-sur-Mer (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

felt the most of it for 5 seconds, and then for a good 30 seconds felt very little waves of unstability in my building . The electricity was shut down in mougins ( 10 km away ) every one felt it up to Tende, Cannes, Nice etc ... apparently there was one earlier shake I didn't feel at 3 pm today

Witness location : Cagnes-sur-Mer (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

The third in few months...

Witness location : Cagnes-sur-Mer (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

very short shudder, not sure at first if it was a sharp gust of wind, but it was stronger and the building swayed back and forward a few times. My Husband felt it as well as it woke him up.

Witness location : Cagnes-sur-Mer (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

It was more of a vibration.  I had just layed down and had the TV on when a buzzing vibration was coming from the general direction of my refrigerator.  I listened for a couple of seconds and thought perhaps my fridge was malfunctioning.  I started to get out of bed to investigate when it stopped as suddenly as it started.  I had heard a loud crack earlier upstairs in the loft, but it's an old stone apartment building and I didn't think much of it.  I only found out about this earthquake the night after it happened.  I lived in Denver, Colorado during a time when we had frequent earthquakes.  This was not like that at all.  The vibrating did not make me think of an earthquake.

Witness location : Mouans-Sartoux (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Just sharked for like 4 seconds, I was not sure it was an earthquake until I saw on Facebook everybody confirming it.

Witness location : Mouans-Sartoux (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Duration around 3 - 5 seconds

Witness location : Mouans-Sartoux (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Just sharked for like 4 seconds, I was not sure it was an earthquake until I saw on Facebook everybody confirming it.