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2012-09-12 Mw 5.4 CRETE, GREECE

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Magnitude	Mw 5.4
Region	CRETE, GREECE
Date time	2012-09-12 03:27:45.0 UTC
Location	34.74 N ; 24.03 E
Depth	30 km
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Witness location : Hora Sfakion (Greece) (52 km N from epicenter)

The shaking woke me up. It felt like a large truck went by my room. Everything shook.

Witness location : Hora Sfakion (Greece) (52 km N from epicenter)

Felt the table and chairs and floor sway from side to side under our feet. Our holiday apartment was perched on the edge of a 30m cliff.

Witness location : Plakias (Greece) (60 km NE from epicenter)

Felt like a side to side movent

Witness location : Plakias (Greece) (60 km NE from epicenter)

Strong Shaking

Witness location : Plakias (Greece) (60 km NE from epicenter)

Il terremoto ci ha svegliato mentre dormivamo. Movimento ondulatorio. La scossa è durata circa 10 secondi. Non è stato possibile avvertire effetti su cose poichè: era buio, le finestre erano aperte.

Witness location : Plakias (Greece) (60 km NE from epicenter)

Made me roll in my bed

Witness location : Palaiochora (Greece) (63 km NW from epicenter)

A distant sound coming nearer

Witness location : Palaiochora (Greece) (63 km NW from epicenter)

The air was still and heavy. Silence all around for a while

Witness location : Kournas (Greece) (68 km N from epicenter)

It woke me up and it lastet at least 6 seconds

Witness location : Spili (Greece) (70 km NE from epicenter)

Gentle shaking 15 seconds - cupboard doors rattling.

Witness location : Georgioupoli (Greece) (72 km N from epicenter)

it was strong and shaking for about 20 sec.

Witness location : Kali Limenes (Greece) (74 km E from epicenter)

Erdbeben fühlte sich an, wie wenn jemand am Bett rüttelt.

Witness location : Vamos (Greece) (76 km N from epicenter)

Not sure of the earthquake magnitude, but felt a very strong quake at 6.30am local time, which lasted for a bout 15 seconds or so.

Witness location : Kamilari (Greece) (77 km NE from epicenter)

ο σεισμός διάρκεσε πολύ, αρκετά δευτερόλεπτα.

Witness location : Kalyves (Greece) (80 km N from epicenter)

I just felt the bed shaking

Witness location : Rethimnon (Greece) (81 km NE from epicenter)

Yes I was sleeping and shaker like a cocktail. It was another night like that. Maybe because the Vulcan Santorin is weak up.

Witness location : Rethimnon (Greece) (81 km NE from epicenter)

Rather long shaking-maybr about 45 seconds. Doors banged and half closed doors shaked heavily.

Witness location : Rethimnon (Greece) (81 km NE from epicenter)

The bed we were sleeping on was trembling.

Witness location : Rethimnon (Greece) (81 km NE from epicenter)

Rather long shaking-maybe about 25 seconds. Doors banged and half closed doors shaked heavily.

Witness location : Khania (Greece) (86 km NW from epicenter)

It wake me up. The earthquake has checked the bed during 15 s

Witness location : Agia Marina (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

Shaken grounds for about 30 sec. Lying in our bed

Witness location : Agia Marina (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

Shaken grounds for about 30 sec. Lying in our bed

Witness location : Platanias (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

My bed and hotelroom was shaking and woke me up. Lastet about 15 seg.

Witness location : Platanias (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

My bed and hotelroom was shaking and woke me up. Lastet about 15 seg.

Witness location : Gerani (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

I woke up in the middle of the night because the hotel in which I was staying started vibrating, also the bed. There was sounds from what I think was the building but with no visible damages what I could see. The duration was about ten seconds.

Witness location : (Greece) (90 km NE from epicenter)

it was not so bad woke me but went on for over two minutes .

Witness location : (Greece) (90 km NE from epicenter)

It was a swinging Motion. It woke me up and took about 4 - 5 seconds.

Witness location : (Greece) (90 km NE from epicenter)

Really strong! Objects kept moving several minutes after earthquake was over!

Witness location : (Greece) (90 km NE from epicenter)

our house is made from prefabricated welded steel and just sways gently. No previous earthquakes have produced any internal wall cracks

Witness location : Kissamos (Greece) (90 km NW from epicenter)

Bed was moving 10-15 seconds

Witness location : Stavrakia (Greece) (110 km NE from epicenter)

Before I noticed that it was an earthquake our dog left her usual spot. That woke me up and I felt the bed slightly moving. Afterwards it was very quiet, unusually quiet.

Witness location : Gazi (Greece) (115 km NE from epicenter)

Quiet strong and insistant

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (121 km NE from epicenter)

it last about 15-20 seconds

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (121 km NE from epicenter)

It woke 2 of us. We both thought the other person was shaking th bed. It probably lasted about 10 seconds where we were.

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (121 km NE from epicenter)

Moderate shaking with several jerks, its duration was long 15-20 seconds, maybe more

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (121 km NE from epicenter)

Very short  and not so strong according my opinion.

Witness location : Kastri (Greece) (126 km E from epicenter)

The sound that accompanied the earthquake was deep and very strong. I was surprised though that being 30 km from the epicenter, the island did not suffer any damage.

Witness location : (Greece) (520 km NW from epicenter)

Building and furniture rattled with swaying motion comparable to standing on deck of ship for about 10 secs

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2012-09-12 Mw 5.4 CRETE, GREECE