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2007-02-12 Mw 6.1 AZORES-CAPE ST. VINCENT RIDGE

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Magnitude	Mw 6.1
Region	AZORES-CAPE ST. VINCENT RIDGE
Date time	2007-02-12 10:35:22.3 UTC
Location	35.80 N ; 10.27 W
Depth	32 km
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Witness location : Lagos (Portugal) (203 km NE from epicenter)

A vibracao foi forte mas muito rapida. O rugido foi bem mais prolongado

Witness location : Lagos (Portugal) (203 km NE from epicenter)

I was told there were replicas, but I didn't feel them.

Witness location : Alvor (Portugal) (213 km NE from epicenter)

It felt like being on a ship going stopped annd balancing on small waves.

Witness location : Quarteira (Portugal) (241 km NE from epicenter)

Well, it's the first earthquake that ever woke me up. I've felt others before, all during the day, never before 11 o'clock.

Witness location : Almancil (Portugal) (247 km NE from epicenter)

Started slowly, almost unperceptible for a few seconds and then we could really fell the shake

Witness location : Faro (Portugal) (250 km NE from epicenter)

Because of some works on the next door room at first didn?t connected the trembling and the sound with an earthquake, just the the longets time of the trembling makes me think in the possibility of a quake. Just after that I tryeded to pay attention to the details. That?s the reason of such  generic evaluation of the effects.

Witness location : Faro (Portugal) (250 km NE from epicenter)

We usualy have light ones, but this one was much stronger, and alarmed people that runed into teh streets...schools and ofices were evacuated here in town (Faro)

Witness location : Faro (Portugal) (250 km NE from epicenter)

Foi assustador, parecia que chao mes estava a fugir debaixo dos pes

Witness location : 1 Km N S?o Bras de Alportel (Portugal) (263 km NE from epicenter)

Hi
I woke up during the event which continued for another 10'ish seconds, therefore not sure of total lenght of time of the earthquake. It did make the bed shake and the window shutters rattle. I'd be happy to answer further questions if needed. Sunny Regards Simon.

Witness location : 6 Km W Monte Gordo (Portugal) (291 km NE from epicenter)

I was just stood in my lounge and suddenly heard a big rumbling noise and some noise of things shaking/rattling and thought `couldnt be an earthquake!` but seems it was!

Witness location : 2 Km W Vila Real de Santo Antonio (Portugal) (298 km NE from epicenter)

J'ai senti um deplacement lateral lent mais profond

Witness location : Castro Marim (Portugal) (300 km NE from epicenter)

Just sound like a train was passing by

Witness location : Setubal (Portugal) (327 km N from epicenter)

Recebi varios relatos (3) de agua nas garrafas a tremer, monitores de computador a tremer e 1 relato um amigo que estava num 3.? andar (setubal) que disse que as presianas das janelas tremeram todas assim como varios objectos.

Witness location : Corroios (Portugal) (329 km N from epicenter)

sentiu-se o edificio inteiro oscilar

Witness location : Paco de Arcos (Portugal) (333 km N from epicenter)

Well...i have a lcd TV and i thought it was going to fall...i also heard the metal structure of my couch making some noises...

Witness location : Paco de Arcos (Portugal) (333 km N from epicenter)

Deu-se em dois momentos um inicial mais fraco seguido de um mais forte mas continuamente crescente

Witness location : Barreiro (Portugal) (335 km N from epicenter)

I felt the shaking in a "back and forward" kind of motion on a north-south direction.

Witness location : Alhos Vedros (Portugal) (335 km N from epicenter)

no. thank you.

Witness location : 5 Km E Alges (Portugal) (336 km N from epicenter)

I didn?t feel very well de vibration, because I was stand up, but I heard very well a moderate sound like a drum and computers and desks shook during 4/5 seconds. Who was sit down felt very well three distinct vibrations.

Witness location : Huelva (Spain) (339 km NE from epicenter)

Some person felt sick. We feel perfectly the arrival of the superficial waves

Witness location : Huelva (Spain) (339 km NE from epicenter)

Las puertas del pasillo se balanceaban

Witness location : Huelva (Spain) (339 km NE from epicenter)

The major dimension of the building is NNW-SSE, and walls and furniture shifted and oscillated preferently along this trend.

The earthquake oscillations were felt for around 10 secs.