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Witness location : Áyiai Paraskiaí (Greece) (14 km NW from epicenter)

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Light

Witness location : Kastélli (Greece) (14 km NE from epicenter)

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Kastelli pediados.

Witness location : Kastélli (Greece) (15 km NE from epicenter)

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Όλα καλά..

Witness location : Asímion (Greece) (16 km W from epicenter)

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Είχε διάρκεια

Witness location : Epano Archanes (Greece) (17 km NW from epicenter)

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I lived in San Francisco, California for many years and actually guessed the magnitude at 4.2. I was not afraid. It's OK if the earth shifts now and then. It must. On this level, at least.

Witness location : (Greece) (17 km N from epicenter)

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Κουνήθηκε η πολυθρόνα που καθόμουν, έτριξαν τα κρύσταλλα στον μπουφέ, έντονος, σύντομος αλλά με θόρυβο...από αυτόν που σε κάνει να ανησυχείς... και δεν είμαι από αυτούς που ανησυχούν :)

Witness location : Episkopí (Greece) (17 km NW from epicenter)

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Πολύ δυνατός.

Witness location : Ano Arhanes (Greece) (18 km NW from epicenter)

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Κυρίως βουητό δεν αισθάνθηκα πολύ κινηση

Witness location : Skalánion (Greece) (22 km NW from epicenter)

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Noisy...

Witness location : Vassilies (Greece) (22 km NW from epicenter)

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A few seconds but quite strong

Witness location : Skalánion (Greece) (22 km NW from epicenter)

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The strongest earthquake so far this year. The whole house shook very strongly.

Witness location : Arvi (Greece) (22 km SE from epicenter)

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Σύντομης διάρκειας με ήχο. Στην Αρβη του Δήμου Βιάννου

Witness location : Veneráton (Greece) (22 km NW from epicenter)

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Απότομος και γρήγορος αρκετά αισθητός

Witness location : Gouves (Greece) (24 km N from epicenter)

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Πολύ δυνατή δόνηση αλλά σύντομη

Witness location : Vatheianós Kámpos (Greece) (25 km N from epicenter)

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Αρχικά έντονο βουητό και μετά ναι μεν για ελάχιστα δευτερόλεπτα πολύ έντονο κούνημα!!

Witness location : Kokkíni Cháni (Greece) (25 km N from epicenter)

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Kokkini hani

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (25 km NW from epicenter)

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I was shocked

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (25 km NW from epicenter)

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Strong ,low sound

Witness location : Kokkíni Cháni (Greece) (25 km N from epicenter)

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Very strong lasted for a few seconds

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (25 km NW from epicenter)

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Short and strong.

Witness location : Karterós (Greece) (25 km NW from epicenter)

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Έντονος στην αρχή μικρής διάρκειας

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (25 km NW from epicenter)

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Loud noise

Witness location : Gournes (Greece) (25 km N from epicenter)

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Ήταν δυνατός αλλά με μικρή διάρκεια.

Witness location : (Greece) (25 km NE from epicenter)

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Most likely lasted 20 seconds

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (25 km NW from epicenter)

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Μικρή διάρκεια

Witness location : Kokkíni Cháni (Greece) (26 km N from epicenter)

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Απότομος δυνατός αλλά ευτυχώς σύντομος....

Witness location : Karterós (Greece) (26 km NW from epicenter)

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Μικρή διάρκεια ,μεγάλη δονηση

Witness location : Néa Alikarnassós (Greece) (26 km NW from epicenter)

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Ισχυρός αλλά σύντομος.

Witness location : Káto Goúves (Greece) (26 km N from epicenter)

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Crete,heraklion

Witness location : Goúrnes (Greece) (26 km N from epicenter)

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Πολύ δυνατός

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (26 km NW from epicenter)

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Έντονος αλλά σύντομος

Witness location : Káto Goúves (Greece) (26 km N from epicenter)

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It was Just 1 or 2 seconds and than gone. Bilding was sheaking but that was it.

Witness location : Káto Goúves (Greece) (26 km N from epicenter)

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Toilet moved a little while į was on it

Witness location : Piskopiano (Village) (Greece) (26 km NE from epicenter)

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Σύντομος και δυνατός, σαν έκρηξη.

Witness location : Khersónisos (Greece) (26 km NE from epicenter)

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Sat on a restaurant balcony In Piskopiano. The balcony started to vibrate for about 20 seconds

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (26 km NW from epicenter)

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Αν αυτό που αισθάνθηκα ήταν 4,4 , δεν τολμώ καν να φανταστώ 5 ή 5,5 ρίχτερ. Ήταν τρομακτικός.

Witness location : Néa Alikarnassós (Greece) (26 km NW from epicenter)

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Tromaksaaaa

Witness location : Khersónisos (Greece) (27 km NE from epicenter)

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Nothing serious, just a bit dizzy

Witness location : Stalís (Greece) (27 km NE from epicenter)

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Felt the rumbling while laying in bed. The closet made noise from moving

Witness location : (Greece) (27 km NW from epicenter)

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Last a few second

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (27 km NE from epicenter)

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χερσονησος

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (27 km NW from epicenter)

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Βουητό και κούνημα ευτυχώς σύντομο

Witness location : Ágioi Theódoroi (Greece) (27 km NW from epicenter)

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It lasted about 10 seconds. Not very strong.

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (27 km NW from epicenter)

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Up and down movement again.. short but strong, came with a sound

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (27 km NE from epicenter)

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My seat was shaking and the bottles at the bar , am in Heronissis in Crete

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (27 km NW from epicenter)

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Έμοιαζε θαλάσσια δόνηση. Καλή, αλλά ήπια....

Witness location : (Greece) (27 km NW from epicenter)

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Short very strong shake! Like some giant (Engeladus) shook the house to and fro

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (27 km NW from epicenter)

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Felt this earthquake short but strong

Witness location : Ágioi Theódoroi (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Σχετικά έντονος, με διάρκεια και με θόρυβο στην αρχή του.

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Δυνατος

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Απλά κουνήθηκαμε λίγο

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Short but strong

Witness location : Nea Alikarnassos (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Καλός

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Subjectively percrived as kind of weird. Felt like sinking and then brief lateral motion

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Σύντομος αλλά αρκετά δυνατός... Ηράκλειο Κρήτης

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (28 km NE from epicenter)

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Floor trembled in Hersonissos

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (28 km NE from epicenter)

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It was two long and strong horizontal movements , something resembling the one I felt in 1977 in Romania (7.2 Richter grade)

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (28 km NE from epicenter)

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Tous les éléments de notre chambre (y sommes en vacances) se sont mis à trembler pendant quelques secondes.

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Lasted very short but piano was moving

Witness location : Ágioi Theódoroi (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Δυνατό αλλά ευτυχώς πολύ σύντομο κούνημα. Πρώτος όροφος.

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (28 km NE from epicenter)

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2-3 sec shakes

Witness location : Khersónisos (Greece) (28 km N from epicenter)

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Near analipsi

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Felt this earthquake a couple minutes ago; relatively mild and lasted a couple seconds. I was sitting in my couch when I felt the couch rock underneath me.

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Αρκετά αισθητός και δυνατός με μικρή διάρκεια.

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (28 km NE from epicenter)

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Wow

Witness location : Néa Alikarnassós (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Τράνταγμα σε όλο το σπίτι

Witness location : Néa Alikarnassós (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Ήτανε αισθητός και ακουστικός

Witness location : Ágioi Theódoroi (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Ελαφρύ κούνημα αλλά αισθητό !!!

Witness location : Néa Alikarnassós (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Κράτησε 1 δευτερόλεπτο. Σαν να έγινε έκρηξη. Έπεσαν πράγματα στο σπίτι στο δεύτερο όροφο.

Witness location : Néa Alikarnassós (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Αρκετή δύναμη και θόρυβος

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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strong sway but only 3 times, no aftershocks yet

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Δυνατο τράνταγμα

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Πολύ δυνατό τράνταγμα 2 φορές πάνω κάτω

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Strong tremor for just a few secs.

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Συντομο, εντονο κουνημα πανω κατω

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Started light, became intense!

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Πολύ δυνατός, μικρή διάρκεια

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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it was very sharp, after few moments of noise that came from the walls. overall, it lasted about 4-5 secs

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Έντονος, και με σχετική διάρκεια

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Close by, short two shakes but reasonably strong

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Ένα έντονο σύντομο κούνημα.

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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I've experienced a number of these, in Seattle, including a 7.0, but this was a bit more shallow and jerky feeling.  Very brief.

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Felt a little shaking for 15 seconds .. no damages , just rattled nerves

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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It came in two short waves, close one to the other. The second wave was stronger and made the items on the table ramble.

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Δυνάμωσε απότομα για λίγη ώρα αλλά δυνατός

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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strong, short with noise

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Ακούστηκε θόρυβος και λίγο κούνημα!

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Started mild and increased rapidly then stopped.I felt it stronger since i am on the 4th floor.

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Σύντομος αλλά δυνατός!

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Light shake with strange noice

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Δυνατός

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Αρχικά ήταν με ήχο και μετά έγινε ο σεισμός

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Γρήγορος αλλά ισχυρός

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Πολύ έντονο κούνημα μικρής διάρκειας.

Witness location : (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Strong and very fast move 1st floor

Witness location : Néa Alikarnassós (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Strong but didn’t last long.

Witness location : Néa Alikarnassós (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Strong but very short

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (28 km NW from epicenter)

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Στιγμιαιος λιγο αισθητος ...

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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Ένα σύντομο ντρανταγμα!

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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Σύντομος και πολυ αισθητός

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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In Herakleio there was no movement of the lights but we felt it.

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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Ήταν δυνατός ακόμη και στο κέντρο του Ηρακλείου.

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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Мы обосрались

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (29 km NE from epicenter)

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Durata circa 6 secondi tremava tutta la casa

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (29 km NE from epicenter)

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Durata circa 6 secondi vibrata tutta la casa

Witness location : Limín Khersonísou (Greece) (29 km NE from epicenter)

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Très léger. Ressenti un petit mouvement dans le lit

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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A short shaking.

Witness location : Irákleion (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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Πολύ έντονος! Πήδηξε το ψυγείο μου πάνω (Έτρεμαν τα τζάμια.Ηράκλειο, Τάλος.

Witness location : Ágioi Theódoroi (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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Small

Witness location : Kavrochóri (Greece) (29 km NW from epicenter)

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Απολαυστικός!!!

Witness location : (Greece) (30 km NW from epicenter)

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Very strong skaking 2nd floor

Witness location : Neápoli (Greece) (39 km NE from epicenter)

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Πολύ αισθητός και με μεγάλη διάρκεια

Witness location : Neápoli (Greece) (39 km NE from epicenter)

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Felt a small shake for 10-15 seconds in Limnes, Lasithi, Crete

Witness location : (Greece) (40 km W from epicenter)

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Short but strong

Witness location : Ierápetra (Greece) (46 km E from epicenter)

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Ξαφνικός που ηρέμησε σιγα σιγά.Σύντομος πάντως

Witness location : Eloúnda (Greece) (47 km NE from epicenter)

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Short but strong

Witness location : Agía Galíni (Greece) (51 km W from epicenter)

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Are more like this...

Witness location : Kallithéa (Greece) (344 km NW from epicenter)

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Τι σόι έβαλα νερό στον μαστραπά.