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Witness location : Kato Vigles (Greece) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

I was asleep and woke up of a sound like a truck was driving over our roof

Witness location : Myrtos (Greece) (30 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Strong initial kick. The shaking lasted probably more than 20 seconds

Witness location : Myrtos (Greece) (30 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Strong initial kick. The shaking lasted probably more than 20 seconds

Witness location : Ierapetra (Greece) (41 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

A lot of aftershakes as well..

Witness location : Ierapetra (Greece) (41 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 75 min

Tremblement de la chaise et la table dans hôtel 1er étage bord de mer Ierapetra 37 Filatheou

Witness location : Ierapetra (Greece) (41 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 74 min

Sitting on balcony, 2nd floor. Chairs and table (and whole floor of course) rocking for quite some time, maybe 30 seconds.

Witness location : Arkalochori (Greece) (43 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

SHAKED ENOUGH BUT NOT LONG. BIG PALSE.

Witness location : Arkalochori (Greece) (43 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

Strong and shaky. Lasted for 15'' and there are many minor earthquakes after the major.

Witness location : (Greece) (47 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 559 min

Just bwfore i fell asleep. 2 quite strong shakes. First one i felt...very scary.

Witness location : (Greece) (47 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1241 min

First quake I felt...room was shaking 2 timew...quite spooky!

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

Time : T0+ 41 min

Quelques secondes, le lit et la table ont tremblé. Les luminaires ont legerement balancé.

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

Time : T0+ 539 min

The noise was heard
Wardrobe doors were swinging
The bed I was in were moving there and back 5-7 times
and up and down too

Witness location : Myrtia (Greece) (53 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Αν και σε πλατεία ήταν πολύ αισθητός. Πλατεία Μυρτιάς. Κρήτη.

Witness location : Agios Nikolaos (Greece) (54 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Strong felt like 2 strokes

Witness location : Kastelli (Greece) (54 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Ohh là là, ça a bougé, un peu secoué dans le canape

Witness location : Agios Nikolaos (Greece) (54 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 72 min

Bed was shaking for a few seconds, about 15min later short aftershock

Witness location : Agios Nikolaos (Greece) (54 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 548 min

Das Bett in unserem Erdgeschossappartement wurde heftig hin und hergeruckelt.

Witness location : Epano Archanes (Greece) (55 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Vibrations fortes mais de courte durée. Pas de dégâts apparents mais suspensions et décorations en mouvement durant une quinzaine de secondes. Ressenti par toutes les personnes dans la maison, très impressionnant.

Witness location : (Greece) (56 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Strong

Witness location : (Greece) (56 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Lasted a while, around 7-10 seconds.

Witness location : Latsida (Greece) (57 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Very queasy shift from side to side. The whole bed rocked.

Witness location : (Greece) (58 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Very strong!!

Witness location : Koutouloufari (Greece) (58 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8163 min

We were sitting in a restaurant and suddenly everything began to quake for ca. 1 minute.

Witness location : Hersonissos (Greece) (59 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Easy to feel shaking for several seconds.

Witness location : Hersonissos (Greece) (59 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Didn't last very long but felt like the room shook.

Witness location : (Greece) (59 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Strong but short. Lights swaying and moved coffee table.

Witness location : (Greece) (59 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Sitting on the patio... everything started going sideways but slowly...

Witness location : Limenas Chersonisou (Greece) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Hotell room was shaking for about 5-7 seconds. Everything still in place. First time I felt an earthquake. After about 15 minutes another small tremor for a few seconds. No damage to buildings or people here in Hersonisos

Witness location : (Greece) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Short but intense shaking with a bit of sound.

Witness location : Limenas Chersonisou (Greece) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Hersonisos crete

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

Time : T0+ 9 min

Short shaking doors in our hotel

Witness location : Milatos (Greece) (61 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Bed and chandelier shaking, a little bit of fear. Nothing has fallen down. It was like a train passing too close

Witness location : Analipsi (Greece) (61 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 514 min

We were in bed at the hotel and the bed had shaken a few seconds

Witness location : Pelekita (Greece) (62 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

I am near the sea and for a moment I thought that I was on a boat!!

Witness location : Kokkini Hani (Greece) (62 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Very intense for a few seconds, chair moved stood in door way for a while but no after shocked as yet.Oh I hate them!!!

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

Time : T0+ 3 min

Short one. The dog also felt it

Witness location : (Greece) (63 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Bed was shaking, matala, Greece

Witness location : Matala (Greece) (64 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 637 min

Sitting outside listening to sound of the crickets when there was a sudden total silence then felt the shaking and took a second or two to realise what was happening

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (65 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Acute but very short shaking.

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (65 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Αρκετά αισθητός στο Ηράκλειο

Witness location : Plaka (Greece) (65 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 905 min

Very short but strong.

Witness location : Nea Alikarnassos (Greece) (65 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Δυνατός αλλά μικρής διάρκειας

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (65 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Still feeling motion...,

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

6-7 sec big shake in heraklion center..

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Ξαφνικός εντονος

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Strong and long duration

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt like someone suddenly pushed the chair I was seating on

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

heraklion

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Μεγαλη διαρκεια και εντονος

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Είχε διάρκεια. 1 λεπτό μετά ακόμα κουνάει το πολυφωτο. Αρκετά αισθητός.

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

seemed to last for a long time, there was sound before

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

On 3d floor we felt strong and some long seconds.

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

That was a strong one.

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Whole building shook. No damage though.

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Second floor short but quite strong. Lamps swayed and doors shook. There was a small shake before just enough to realize it was an earthquake just before the big one.

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It was a big one....about 15secs..and then a small about 5 secs...All good!!!

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Very strong pulse. Lasted for almost half a minute

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

long

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

I was on 6th floor of hotel. Felt strong the first time then it was lighter.

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Very strong shake for a long time.3rd floor felt a little scary..

Witness location : (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 97 min

It was very slowly moving, was having Dinner outside and felt like someone was pushing the Dinner table towards me. Usually I do not feel the earthquakes outdoors but this time not only I but also lots of other people did!

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Hotel was shaking, short but instensivd

Witness location : Xeropotamos (Greece) (67 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Καλός

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (67 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Ηταν δυνατος, κρατησε πανω απο 15-20 δευτερολεπτα. Καθιστοι σε ανοιχτο χωρο αλλα τον αιστανθηκαμε εντονα.

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (67 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

It was really strong and for long...even on ground!

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (67 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Πολύ δυνατός και σύντομος!

Witness location : Gazi (Greece) (68 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Short sharp shake

Witness location : Stalida (Greece) (68 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

First time I have felt one? Very strange

Witness location : Stalida (Greece) (68 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Lightly shaking fit about 10 sec.

Witness location : (Greece) (69 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Πολυ δυνατος κ με αρκετη διαρκεια!!!

Witness location : (Greece) (73 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Little bit shaking

Witness location : Skopi (Greece) (73 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Gentle side to side shaking for about 5 seconds

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

Time : T0+ 26 min

It was medium felt for 4sec after that and around 7 minutes we felt again a very very light shake

Witness location : Sitia (Greece) (79 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Ελάχιστα δευτερόλεπτα αλλα δυνατό κούνημα

Witness location : Sitia (Greece) (80 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Strong movïng of the bed while sleeping on the 3rd floor of hotel in Sitia Grwece

Witness location : Kouremenos (Greece) (92 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 576 min

Allongee sur le lit, sur le côté, impression d'avoir été poussée dans le dos fortement. Lampes qui bougent pdt 15 secondes.

Witness location : Rethimno (Greece) (106 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Short, but intensive shaking

Witness location : Rethymno (Greece) (107 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 455 min

We are walking outside and we didnt feel anything. Rethymno

Witness location : Kalyves (Greece) (134 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

My wife and Ii just went to bed, we felt the bed shaking. Very short, few seconds.

Witness location : (Greece) (150 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I felt the earthquake but I knew that wasn t near my region

Witness location : (Greece) (184 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Didn't notice much. I was lying down on the bed and it shaked a bit for a few seconds and I saw the television shake lightly. My boyfriend was walking around and didn't notice anything.

Witness location : Charakas (Greece) (346 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Αρκετά δυνατός και με μεγάλη διάρκεια

Witness location : Glifada (Greece) (375 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Agia PelagiaStrong but short

Witness location : Koridallos (Greece) (390 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

Δεν τον ένιωσα. Απλά μου βγήκε η ειδοποίηση στο κινητό.Κορυδαλλός, Αθήνα, Αττική

Witness location : (Turkey) (391 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 68 min

Africa approach us my greek friends.

Witness location : (Greece) (573 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Grosse secousse, �a m a r�veill�.
Le lit a bien trembl�, j ai m�me regard� si la mer n avait pas recul� (peur d'un tsunami !)
Impressionnant

Witness location : (Turkey) (866 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Felt from west of Turkish repiblif of northern cyprus a little bit