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Witness location : Żurrieq (Malta) (19 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Zurrieq Malta Bed shake and rattling balcony doors. 6 sec duration.

Witness location : Żurrieq (Malta) (19 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Woke me up with vibration and sound.

Witness location : Żurrieq (Malta) (19 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 166 min

Felt the floor moving and heard the furniture trembling

Witness location : Żurrieq (Malta) (20 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Significantly felt.

Witness location : Żurrieq (Malta) (20 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Significantly felt

Witness location : Birżebbuġa (Malta) (20 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt bed shaking for around 3 seconds.

Witness location : Birżebbuġa (Malta) (20 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It was slightly felt but woke me up!

Witness location : Safi (Malta) (20 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 192 min

Felt the building tremor a bit. Southern region

Witness location : Birżebbuġa (Malta) (21 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Short, woke me up, scary, Dog was scared as well started barking, needed calming down

Witness location : Mqabba (Malta) (21 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Heard a thunder-like noise

Witness location : Siġġiewi (Malta) (22 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Woke my sibling and I up - second floor where we were sleeping felt trembling through and through.

Witness location : Siġġiewi (Malta) (22 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

10sec glass clarttering

Witness location : Gudja (Malta) (22 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

It woke me up, my bed was shaking and I could hear rumbling

Witness location : Dingli (Malta) (23 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Wardrobe shook. Woke me up @3am

Witness location : Dingli (Malta) (23 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 211 min

I was asleep and think it actually woke me up. The bed was swaying and I heard a sound like rushing wind. Must have lasted a few seconds. A lot of dogs started barking.

Witness location : Marsaxlokk (Malta) (23 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 276 min

Woke us up, the house was shaking, also a rumbling sound

Witness location : Haz-Zebbug (Malta) (23 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

strong shock

Witness location : Haz-Zebbug (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

The intensity of the earthquake was enough to wake me up from my deep sleep!

Witness location : Żebbuġ (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

I felt shake and woke me up.

Witness location : Żebbuġ (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Felt from Żebbuġ and woke me up

Witness location : Żebbuġ (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Felt my chair moving underneath me while sitting on PC

Witness location : Żebbuġ (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Zebbug-Malta in an attic, shaked
The whole building and windows. Woke us up. We heard a minimal replicate some hours ago too. But very light

Witness location : Haz-Zebbug (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Woke me up, felt bed and all shaking around 7 seconds.

Witness location : Santa Luċija (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Shaking woke me up

Witness location : Tarxien (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

About 5 seconds

Witness location : Tarxien (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Very brief... Heard the rumble for about 4-5 seconds before I felt the shake wave.. passed through the house in about 2sec...

Witness location : Rabat (Malta) (24 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 226 min

The tremor woke me up. Window shuddered and tv shook

Witness location : Tarxien (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

It was really scared

Witness location : Qormi (Malta) (24 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Was lying in bed dozing off, felt the bed shake quite forcefully and heared a deep rumbling sound

Witness location : Victoria (Malta) (25 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Bed was shaking

Witness location : Qormi (Malta) (25 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

The earthquack was strong that it was heard and a frame fell off

Witness location : Fgura (Malta) (25 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Woke me up

Witness location : (Malta) (25 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 254 min

The usual...dogs started barking and got scared. My birds went crazy. Took a while for them to calm down.Could hearvthe direction where the rumble was coming from. Furniture shook.

Witness location : Imtarfa (Malta) (25 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

The shake wake me up

Witness location : Żabbar (Malta) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Quite powerful

Witness location : Attard (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

felt it

Witness location : Marsaskala (Malta) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Shaking woke me up and furniture jolted for about 3-4 seconds

Witness location : Attard (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Woke me up. Lasted 5 seconds.

Witness location : Attard (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 304 min

Strong shake 4 to 4+ seconds. Significantly felt. Woke me up immediately understanding it was a earthquake.

Witness location : (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2626 min

The surroundings were trembling. Woke me up.

Witness location : Marsaskala (Malta) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Bed shaking, loose objects vibrating woke us up ....long enough to acknowledge it was happening. Time 0100 UTC

Witness location : Santa Venera (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Never felt one before. Really strange and unpleasant feeling. I feel for people who experience really strong ones. No fun at all.

Witness location : Attard (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Séisme ressenti durant 10 bonnes secondes depuis une habitation d'Attard (Malte).

Witness location : Mtarfa (Malta) (26 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

It woke me up, my doors and windows were rattling for a good minute.

Witness location : Marsaskala (Malta) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

It felt like a moving humm coming from a direction and shifting away.

Witness location : Marsaskala (Malta) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

3 seconds

Witness location : Santa Venera (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Felt swaying (around 5 Sways) with vibrating

Witness location : (Malta) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

It was so intense that it woke me from sleep.The bed was shaking and the doors of the wardrobes started rattling

Witness location : (Malta) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Woke me up. Heard a load noise and balcony door shaking.

Witness location : (Malta) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

It woke me up. The bed was slightly shaking.

Witness location : Santa Venera (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 279 min

We were actually sleeping but the shaking of the bed woke us up. Dogs started barking and a sound of tremors echoed for a few seconds.

Witness location : Pietà (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 763 min

Awoke to a stronger movement followed by some smaller movements in quick succession. Rumbling noise heard too. (I thought I was dreaming)

Witness location : Imsida (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Everything was shaking

Witness location : Imsida (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Whole building rattled, saw monitor shaking

Witness location : Pietà (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Slightħy. Woke us up. Animals felt it as well.

Witness location : Pietà (Malta) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 548 min

It felt quite strong

Witness location : Birkirkara (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Shaking woke me up

Witness location : Birkirkara (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Everything was shaking hard, last for about 6 seconds.

Witness location : Senglea (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Significant shaking.

Witness location : Senglea (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Significant shaking.

Witness location : Floriana (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 413 min

Quite strong. Bed shaking.

Witness location : Balzan (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

First the barking of a dog woke me up; then I heard a sound (like a howling noise) coming closer and shortly after I felt the bed moving for around 5 seconds.

Witness location : (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 869 min

Both of tremors were felt the first one in Valletta and early this morning in Bkara

Witness location : Floriana (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Strongly felt with doors shaking

Witness location : Pietà (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

It woke me up

Witness location : Birkirkara (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 258 min

Woke me up. A rumbling sound like a tram was passing by

Witness location : Pietà (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Woke up by vibration noise, bed shaking fews second at 3:01. Short but intense

Witness location : Birkirkara (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1166 min

First time in my life something woke me up. Thought it was a dream. I could hear and feel all was shaking. If magnitude will go above 4.9 it would be rather disastrous for Malta due to style of construction buildings. I couldn't sleep all night after, preparing for worse evolution of event.Birkirkara Ta Paris 2020

Witness location : Msida (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Woke me and pet up, shelves with books shaking, roaring sound.

Witness location : (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

It started rumbling then shaking quite violently, very scary!

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Msida, short one , not noisy

Witness location : Ta' Xbiex (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Bed shaking east-west for more than 5 sec. Woke me up

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

My bed was shaking

Witness location : (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 445 min

Was woken up, the bed shook and I heard a rumbling noise.

Witness location : (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 168 min

Strong shaking about 3am, woke up all the neighborhood dogs

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 375 min

2 or 3 seconds

Witness location : (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

It was a long one and strong considering I was sleeping and it woke me up! Everything was shaking and heard even the sound of it.

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Woke me up it was short but scary

Witness location : Xgħajra (Malta) (28 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Shortly but scary

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Bed shook

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

 The bed jolted a couple of times at around 03 01 hours.

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Building shaking woke me up

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Short and scary it woke me up

Witness location : Ta’ Xbiex (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

9 seconds

Witness location : Saint John (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I felt from Malta

Witness location : San Ġwann (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Woke up at 3am.. Felt moderate shaking and even though I wear earplugs to sleep l heard a rumbling sound like thunder.. Unsettling.

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 174 min

Big jerk then small constant movement for about 5sec.

Witness location : San Ġwann (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Was woken up by the shaking

Witness location : San Ġwann (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Was woken up by bed shaking and sound of things in the house moving. Bed shook for considerable time.

Witness location : Naxxar (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

The tremor woke me up

Witness location : Naxxar (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Was in bed and felt my body shake and heard electronics rattle. Lasted about 3 seconds

Witness location : Naxxar (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

It woke me up

Witness location : Gżira (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

It woke me up. I felt vibrations and heard the window glass shaking.

Witness location : Sliema (Malta) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

10 swconds, very strong shake, bed and lamps were heavily shaking, and i was ready to run

Witness location : San Ġiljan (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Felt my bed shake fir quite a few seconds and heared things shaking around me especially the windows that were closed

Witness location : Sliema (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Shaking woke me up. Eighth floor, Sliema

Witness location : Sliema (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

I woke up as my bed was shaking

Witness location : Sliema (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Woke me up. The bed was shaking, something was making a noise outside. I live in tall building, 5th floor.

Witness location : (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I woke up from sleep

Witness location : (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Bed and lamps were shaking foe 10 seconds heavily and I was about to get ready to run

Witness location : (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Slight tremor that lasted about 3-4 seconds

Witness location : (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Took 5-6 secs

Witness location : (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Short but heavy

Witness location : (Malta) (29 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

The bed i was sleeping on started shaking

Witness location : Hal Gharghur (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 190 min

Felt from Naxxar, it just woke me up.

Witness location : Imġarr (Malta) (29 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Lasted approx 2,5 sec, the building shook but no damages.

Witness location : San Ġiljan (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

It was for a few seconds. Strong enough to wake me from deep sleep and was a general shaking as opposed to swaying. Not as strong as the one I felt a few months ago.

Witness location : Għargħur (Malta) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Jusr felt a strong 20 seconds of shaking whilst sleeping

Witness location : Swieqi (Malta) (30 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

I was sleeping. Felt the bed shake quite forcefully and heared a deep rumbling that woke me up!

Witness location : Swieqi (Malta) (30 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Slight rumble

Witness location : San Ġiljan (Malta) (30 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Based on my previous experience of feeling earth tremors I would guess it was about 3 on the Richter Scale... lasted a few seconds.  Much less severe than the one I experienced a few months ago.

Witness location : Pembroke (Malta) (30 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

I woke up to the chandelier noise, did not feel the tremor though

Witness location : Pembroke (Malta) (30 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Heard a rumble and house shook substantially

Witness location : (Malta) (31 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Seventh level apartment shook enough to wake me up and then the entire place shook for another minute after

Witness location : (Malta) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

I felt the tremor as the bed was vibrating and the whole room felt it was shaking. I heard the tinkling noise of the light fittings and this event lasted for about 5-10 seconds. I realised that it could have been an earthquake in the Med. The tremor felt strong as Ithe room rattled while I sat up in bed🥱

Witness location : (Malta) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

it was scary

Witness location : (Malta) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

I almost shit my pants to be honest

Witness location : San Pawl il-Baħar (Malta) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Big Jolt for 2 Seconds Woke me up

Witness location : San Pawl il-Baħar (Malta) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

For 2 Seconds in San Paul Bay Qwara

Witness location : Qawra (Malta) (33 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 338 min

Wardrobe rattling. Not a nice experience

Witness location : San Pawl il-Baħar (Malta) (33 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 466 min

Im sleeping, but wake up, my bed moving like a rollercoaster.

Witness location : Mellieħa (Malta) (33 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 165 min

Two separate shakes, the first woke me up a and second one was stronger. Bed moved, cupboards rattled

Witness location : Mellieħa (Malta) (33 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

The tremor woke me up

Witness location : Mellieħa (Malta) (34 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Building shaking. Woke me up.

Witness location : Mellieħa (Malta) (34 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

In Mellieha it woke us up.

Witness location : Mellieħa (Malta) (34 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Bed and wardrobe were shaking - woke me up

Witness location : Victoria (Malta) (46 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 168 min

Scary horizontal shaking