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Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

House vibrated

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (3 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Loud tremor that shook the house rattling windows.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (3 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

The house shook and there was a strange noise outside.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (4 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

A loud noise like thunder. Many people commenting on Facebook.

Witness location : Taunton Deane (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

Really hard shake of the house and sounded like a shock wave flying part at the same time!! Really unnerving but left us wanting to know what happened

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Shock and confusion

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Loud, heavy and shook the house

Witness location : Taunton Deane (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Just falling off to sleep when we awoken with the house shuddering & bed slats rattled with a deep rumble

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt like a single sharp jolt. I thought it was an explosion in the neighborhood.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

House shook and bathroom creaked very loudly. Sudden jolt felt upstairs.

Witness location : Ilminster (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (8 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Some items rattled. It arrived /travelled quickly, if that makes sense?

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Felt a faint jolt.  Like a heavy laden lorry drove close to the house.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 961 min

I live in Taunton and it scared the hell out of me sounded like a car going through the side of the house

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

House shook from front to back

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Thought that something had crashed into the house made me jump the whole house shook  and the noise was very frightening and loud

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Not nice at all at Taunton Somerset 3.5

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

The whole house shook, and in our loft bedroom it was pretty impressive - the velux windows shook. There was a loud and deep rumble, I thought there had been an explosion nearby, although nothing fell off the shelves. Frightening!

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1017 min

Never experienced an earthquake before. I thought it was a very heavy lorry speeding past the house...but then there was a strange grumbling noise.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Felt like the house shook

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Strong rumble heard and felt for about 5 seconds or so ending with a crash that made us think something had crashed into or on the house

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

I felt a noise coming from ground. Straight ahead I did associate it with a earth quake, because
I was in Colombia 25 Jan 1999. This has been more less same experience, but less intensity and duration. A close surface epicentre.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

We heard a rumbling sound that lasted about 30 seconds

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

I felt movement in the sofa underneath me & saw a small movement of the TV on the opposite side of the room.

Witness location : Langport (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 571 min

Re report from Stoke, not the Stoke in The Midlands.Stoke st Gregory near langport.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

It felt like someone had run into the sofa with a small thud sound.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt like our whole house moved woke the kids cause their beds moved

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt like a big lorry driving past. Cat wasn’t happy.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Loud rumble, bed shook

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Furniture moved, animals went crazy and the whole family was terrified. Really huge movements and crashing

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

I heard like a bang and 2 secs of shaking

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

i am emotionally shocked i thought someone was breaking into my house

Witness location : Martock (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

It was very short, the bed shook and there was an audible noise. Enough to get us up and inspect the house inside and out.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Thoroughly enjoyable experience, would go again. Perhaps take lsd first.

Witness location : Martock (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Rumble and loud bang!

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Very loud

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Actually I’m North Petherton

Witness location : Langport (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Stood up to make a drink, heard a bang and the flat shook, thought it was fat bloke in flat above...

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Was in bed- the whole bed shock. My immediate thought was that the house was either falling down or someone had driven into it.

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Just a short rumble for a moment - nothing fell off shelves..

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (12 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Heard an underground bang and rumble for few seconds

Witness location : Sedgemoor (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (13 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt like a sonic boom, whole house shook

Witness location : South Somerset (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (13 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

Very noticeable shaking in the house. Thought perhaps my son had driven into it!!!!

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (15 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It gave initial jolt I felt it and then a shudder for a few seconds

Witness location : Sedgemoor (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (15 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Felt like an impact on the outside wall which shook my bed.

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (15 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Bridgwater Somerset. Bed shook, daughter thought a lorry was going by but there was no lorry. And a wooden board on its side fell over upstairs.

Witness location : Somerton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (16 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 495 min

Felt like a door had been slammed closed. The house shook

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Whole house shook and the door slammed

Witness location : Taunton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (17 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Bathwater literally had waves in it!

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (17 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Could feel the rumble increasing as it came towards the house from the South and then the house shook.

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (18 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

One single thump.

Witness location : Sedgemoor (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (18 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Shake and a bang

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (18 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Heard a rumbling/groaning sound, the bed shook, then there was a bang.

Witness location : Somerton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (23 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

Felt in Bridgwater

Witness location : Highbridge (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (24 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Felt like a heavy truck went past the house

Witness location : Burnham-on-Sea (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (26 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

It just felt like someone stomping through the flat.. didn’t realise it was anything until seeing posts on social media!

Witness location : Weston-super-Mare (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (37 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

The house shook for a couple of seconds and the doors rattled and the walls creaked (we live in a new build so built with wood and bricks

Witness location : Exeter (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (51 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt room shake slightly, heard a noise. Thought it was a lorry.

Witness location : Bristol (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (55 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

Felt the whole house rumble thought a jet was flying over

Witness location : Bristol (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (56 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1886 min

Found the sofa shaking

Witness location : Wotton under Edge (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (83 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Strted to shake and wierd noises coming from outside like screeching or humming

Witness location : Swindon (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (102 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 219 min

lol

Witness location : Kilgetty (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (147 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 60 min

Very weak sudden shake

Witness location : Birmingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (180 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

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Witness location : Enfield (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (213 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 442 min

A quick wobbly feeling as though the earth moved or the house moved. Happened so quickly I thought I’d imagined it.

Witness location : Loughton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (222 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 91 min

We didnt hear nothing

Witness location : Stoke (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (228 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Low rumble, 2-3 second long.Enough to shake glassware in cupboards

Witness location : Douglas (Isle of Man) (365 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 174 min

Felt in Lower Douglas , Isle of Man ,5th December 6:25 am for irregular Rumbling for about 20 mins until it faded & later on the same day yesterday in the same zone !Douglas ! At around 21:49 fir about an hour this time rumbling vibrations same as morning but bigger , shaking {{{{{{{{{{{{ ...That's the report from IOM