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Witness location : Algorfa (Spain) (8 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1498 min

It was loud and lasts for 5 seconds.

Witness location : San Miguel de Salinas (Spain) (9 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 161 min

Loud noise house shook. Lasted a few seconds

Witness location : Algorfa (Spain) (9 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Suddenly everything was shaking for 5 Seconds.

Witness location : (Spain) (9 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Whole house shook and very noisy just like heavy machinery driving past ,I live near Los Montesinos Spain

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (9 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

About 18. 30 pm very loud bang and shacking of house.

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

The whole house shook. It was very loud & set off all the car & burglar alarms.

Witness location : Los Montesinos (Spain) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Lasted a few seconds maybe five to seven seconds. Quite loud rumble

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 98 min

Really loud whole house shook lasted about 5 seconds

Witness location : Villamartín (Spain) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

At Villamartin. The house was shaking and loud noise. It lasted 3 to 4 seconds. Wery disturbing but no wisible damage to our house.

Witness location : Algorfa (Spain) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Heavy audible rumble for 5 seconds.

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

A few additional small cracks in the house by the initial looks of things

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 97 min

Loud bang and felt movement

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

I wery sceered of life

Witness location : Algorfa (Spain) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Felt the earthquake in Lo Crispin Algorfa

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Lasted for 5 seconds

Witness location : Algorfa (Spain) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

1925 hrs in Algorfa Spain

Witness location : Algorfa (Spain) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

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Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Five seconds

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Not sure where it was but very loud mpoaw

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Not sure where it was but very loud noise

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 881 min

Sounded like a huge vehicle crashing into our building

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Very scary

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

I was sitting in my car, and it chake about 2-3 secunds

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

The neighbours all came out it was the worst earthquake we had experienced here in Spain. It was so loud and it felt like it was directly underneath the house. It was frightening.

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Felt a few over last year and half but this by far was biggest

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

House shook violently, car alarms going off and dogs barking in the distance. Had to check solarium (roof) make sure of no structural damage.

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (12 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Los balcones Torrevieja

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (13 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Apartment building shuddered for a few seconds

Witness location : Almoradí (Spain) (13 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 269 min

Quick loud bang and  shake. wasn't sure if it was a heavy lorry going past at first.

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (13 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Felt vibrations through the floor of the house only lasted a few seconds and was gone.

Witness location : Almoradí (Spain) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

My sofa shook and I heard lots of rattling.  Lasted 5 seconds.

Witness location : Almoradí (Spain) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

My sofa shook and I heard lots of rattling.  Lasted 5 seconds.

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (13 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

3.2 on scale

Witness location : Playa Flamenca (Spain) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Just felt the house shake did not hear any noise

Witness location : El Chaparral (Spain) (14 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 775 min

Was very strong

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

House shooke, dog barked :(

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (14 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 287 min

Extremely loud noise with vibration. Was inside on the ground floor The dog never moved but the parrot was stressed.

Witness location : Pilar de la Horadada (Spain) (14 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Big rumble and felt the house move including the tremor through the sofa.  Dogs barked.

Witness location : Quesada (Spain) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

We just had an earthquake near Torrevieja. We felt here in Ciudad Quesada and lasted for several seconds.

Witness location : Dehesa de Campoamor (Spain) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 776 min

Three or four second rumble. Close by. Strongest one for some years in this area. i

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (14 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Very short, loudly, no damage

Witness location : Dehesa de Campoamor (Spain) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 443 min

Short shake and sound like an explosion from underground.

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (14 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Our buildin shook violently for about 5 seconds in Torrevieja Spain

Witness location : Formentera del Segura (Spain) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Lasted about 3 or 4 seconds..knew it would be about a 3. On the scale!

Witness location : Rojales (Spain) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Very loud rumblings and windows shaking. Ciudado Quesada, Rojales 03170, Alicante. 19.26pm

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Around 19.26 CET, like 2 seconds remarkable vibrations

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Very strong. We are in top floor of an apartment block. Building shook, very strong noice

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

House shook.. Very loud

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 192 min

It was frightening

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Whole house shook and very loud

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Apartments shook for 20 seconds

Witness location : Daya Vieja (Spain) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Loud sound like a high speed train rushing through the house . Startled by unusual load sound

Witness location : Daya Vieja (Spain) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Unusual load rumble with no movement felt sounded like a fast train rushing through

Witness location : Quesada (Spain) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Very loud within the house. Lasted 2-3 seconds and woke a person having an afternoon nap

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (16 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Set off car alarms, dogs all barking and birds all took flight.

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (16 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Set off car alarms, dogs all barking and birds all took flight.

Witness location : Torre de la Horadada (Spain) (16 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Loud noise, house shook. No damage visible

Witness location : Torre de la Horadada (Spain) (16 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

First loud sound, then 1-2 sec feeling ground shakeing. No damage.

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (18 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

3-store building shaking in 2 sec in horizontal

Witness location : Catral (Spain) (18 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 190 min

I felt the earthquake epi centre Polar de Horadada in Spain. Felt like the chair was vibrating.

Witness location : Guardamar del Segura (Spain) (20 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Lamps moving

Witness location : Guardamar del Segura (Spain) (20 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Lamps moving

Witness location : (Spain) (20 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 115 min

No visual damage, loud rumbling (like a large / heavy lorry driving close to shop)

Witness location : San Fulgencio (Spain) (23 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Rumble followed by a sharp jolt.

Witness location : Alicante (Spain) (50 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Rattled the house for about 2 seconds

Witness location : Alicante (Spain) (50 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Tremor lasting around 15 seconds

Witness location : Alicante (Spain) (50 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 120 min

We were a little scared , but as we are used to tremors in San Fulcencio, it only lasted about 3 seconds. Vibration but thankful not to have any damage