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Witness location : San José (Spain) (27 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 140 min

Toda la casa en movimiento. Crujir de puertas y ventanas. Movimiento de lámparas. Ha durado 20 segundos

Witness location : San José (Spain) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

Felt and heard the room shaking for at least 10 seconds, maybe longer.

Witness location : Carboneras (Spain) (40 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

I was in bed and felt the house shaking. In particular i felt as if a very heavy object where dragged on the roof of the house. Then i understood and got up

Witness location : Carboneras (Spain) (40 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

House shaking.

Witness location : Retamar (Spain) (46 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

About 10 sec. Not stong

Witness location : Retamar (Spain) (46 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It was our First One the whole House was shaking.

Witness location : Carboneras (Spain) (47 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

La cama se ha movido perfectamente y la cajonera también

Witness location : Retamar (Spain) (47 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Нормально так нервы потрясло

Witness location : Sorbas (Spain) (54 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 94 min

It woke me up, the house shook and the windows were rattling, lasted no more than 30 secs I think.

Witness location : Sorbas (Spain) (54 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

The hole house shook for about 4 seconds

Witness location : Almería (Spain) (56 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Vivimos en un adosado, y nos despertó estando acostados en la cama, en el segundo piso. El temblor aumentó a los pocos segundos y se mantuvo durante quizás 4-5 seg que se hicieron eternos. Tembló toda la casa pero no ha habido daños.

Witness location : Almería (Spain) (56 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Did woke me up

Witness location : Almería (Spain) (56 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Me ha despertado

Witness location : Huércal de Almería (Spain) (57 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 360 min

It was kinda long and moderately strong. I woke up just before it started because I heard some noise, maybe my cat running or maybe the earthquake itself idk. I saw the blinds of my window, my lamp and a base on my desk shake. I felt it while I sat on bed, and I would had probably search for a safer place if it had lasted more.

Witness location : Almería (Spain) (57 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Ha sido brutal

Witness location : Huércal de Almería (Spain) (57 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Sismo de corta duración.    Es la primera vez que siento uno en tres años.

Witness location : Almería (Spain) (58 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Ha sido largo y potente
Se han roto objetos

Witness location : Almería (Spain) (58 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Se ha sentido muy fuerte, han vibrado cristales y espejos, han caído pequeños objetos de estanterías.

Witness location : Almería (Spain) (58 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

House shaking sideways for couple of minutes

Witness location : Mojacar (Spain) (59 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Mojácar Playa, si sintió fuerte

Witness location : Mojacar (Spain) (59 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

House shook for around 10 seconds, a wake up call, but not my wife who slept through it! No damage to house.

Witness location : Turre (Spain) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

House was shaking and all the ceramic roof tiles shaking

Witness location : Turre (Spain) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

The house shook and all the ceramic roof tiles were making noise

Witness location : Mojacar (Spain) (60 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Terrifying

Witness location : Turre (Spain) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Windows and grills rattling

Witness location : Mojacar (Spain) (60 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

We were slepping and it woke us up

Witness location : Turrillas (Spain) (61 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

La cama empezó a moverse seguido del ruido característico del terremoto

Witness location : Bédar (Spain) (62 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I was a asleep and I’ve woken up to the bed shaking

Witness location : Turre (Spain) (62 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Was awoken by the building shaking for a few seconds

Witness location : Mojacar (Spain) (63 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt strong in mojacar. Windows rattled.

Witness location : Mojácar (Spain) (63 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I was in my bed, trying to sleep when i felt the earthquake , it was not so strong, but mmy bed moved a little

Witness location : Turre (Spain) (63 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

In the last 10 years this was shrongest I have felt
 The building shook strongly for a few seconds and triggered the earthquake alert on my phone. Woke me up with a startle!

Witness location : Sorbas (Spain) (64 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Shaking, in bed. I woke up by it

Witness location : Turre (Spain) (64 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

I woke up to bed shaking

Witness location : Turre (Spain) (64 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Never experienced it before we are on Holiday  . Shaking woke us up , just though what the hell was that . Didn’t last long 10-15 secs

Witness location : Turre (Spain) (64 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Ground shook for several seconds, quite strong and scary

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (64 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Перший землетрус в житті. Прокинулась, бо ліжко та дім шатаються, дрібні предмети на полиці впали

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (65 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Se ha movido todo el techo y los lampadario por 10 segundo

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (65 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Hemos notado un terremoto en Almería. Estamos en Aguadulce. Nos ha despertado el movimiento de la cama.

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (65 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Bed was slightly shaking.

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (65 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Aguadulce Muy fuerte

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (65 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

The building shook a little and felt like it swayed. Only lasted a few seconds.

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Se escuchó como una explosión y fueron dos sacudidas seguidas

Witness location : Roquetas de Mar (Spain) (66 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

We where asleep and woke up with out apartment swinging

Witness location : Roquetas de Mar (Spain) (66 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

it felt heavy shake , closet was shaking and strange noises we heard in roquetas de mar. kids woke up scared

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (66 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 88 min

A las 7:13 un terremoto de 5'5 en España marruecos Argelia y Gibraltar

Witness location : Bédar (Spain) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Rumbling and very slight sensation of the house shivering.

Witness location : Roquetas de Mar (Spain) (66 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2882 min

The bed was shaking

Witness location : Roquetas de Mar (Spain) (66 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

whole room shook for about 5 seconds, no damage so far.

Witness location : Roquetas de Mar (Spain) (66 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Roquetas de Mar aun está temblando del susto

Witness location : Roquetas de Mar (Spain) (67 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Building shaking for 30 seconds

Witness location : Roquetas de Mar (Spain) (67 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

The wardrobe doors started banging continuously

Witness location : Aguadulce (Spain) (67 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 189 min

Estábamos en la cama y todo empezó a temblar. Vivimos en un noveno.

Witness location : Tabernas (Spain) (68 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Loud rumbling and whole house shook

Witness location : Garrucha (Spain) (68 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 97 min

Floor shaking, windows and doors rattling, pool disturbed, dog alarmed

Witness location : Garrucha (Spain) (69 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Bed shaking

Witness location : Garrucha (Spain) (69 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 85 min

garrucha spain, shske for fews secs, bed and lapms

Witness location : Garrucha (Spain) (70 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Estaba durmiendo y se movió la cama , la silla, las cosas de encima de la mesa y sonó fuerte y fue largo.

Witness location : Garrucha (Spain) (70 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Se ha movido haciendo ruido la cama, algunos muebles y la puerta. Mucho ruido.

Witness location : Garrucha (Spain) (71 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 120 min

Se sintió bastante fuerte ,con vibración de todo el edificio durante 10 segundos.
Vera - playa ( Almería).

Witness location : Garrucha (Spain) (72 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Vera Playa, ceiling and blinds rattling

Witness location : Vera (Spain) (72 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

My flat was shaking like jelly

Witness location : Vera (Spain) (72 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Vera-Playa Almeria

Witness location : Vera (Spain) (73 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Shook the bed for a good few seconds

Witness location : Vera (Spain) (73 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

estabamos acostados y se sintio por unos.segundos fuerte,se movió el edificio

Witness location : Antas (Spain) (74 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 457 min

I was asleep at the time but it woke both myself and partner up and seemed to go on forever but I suppose it did only last about 10 to 15 seconds, the whole house was shaking and I was quite expecting the roof to fall in, but luckily that didn't happen. I don't really want to experience another one quite that big again.

Witness location : Vera (Spain) (74 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

House & ground was shaking, not damaged

Witness location : Vera (Spain) (76 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 332 min

This woke me up, doors and windows shaking and a loud rumbling noise. Lasted perhaps 5-7 seconds. No damage. My first earthquake. Would be quite happy to not experience that again!

Witness location : El Ejido (Spain) (80 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I felt it like for more than 10 seconds

Witness location : Albánchez (Spain) (82 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Felt in Albanchez Almeria

Witness location : El Ejido (Spain) (84 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Little shake

Witness location : Arboleas (Spain) (86 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

The house was shaking

Witness location : Arboleas (Spain) (86 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Quite a lot of ground movement in Arboleas, Almería

Witness location : Arboleas (Spain) (86 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

5 sec tremor, Arboleas

Witness location : Guazamara (Spain) (87 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 125 min

San Juan de los terreros

Witness location : Cantoria (Spain) (88 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Windows rattled

Witness location : Pulpí (Spain) (89 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

Shot duration

Witness location : Águilas (Spain) (91 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

My canpercar was Shaking

Witness location : Pulpí (Spain) (93 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 262 min

 À Pulpi ce matin 7h13 tout tremblait, réveil mouvementé notre lit bougeait, j ai eu peur. Pas de dégâts.

Witness location : Águilas (Spain) (95 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Bruit étrange et petit tremblement

Witness location : Murtas (Spain) (109 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Wholes house was shaking a little for several seconds

Witness location : Velez Rubio (Spain) (115 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Felt a light vibration

Witness location : Lorca (Spain) (122 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Se ha notado una leve vibración que movía la cama y ha ido aumentando hasta notarse perfectamente la onda. Vivo en un 3 piso.

Witness location : Mazarrón (Spain) (124 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Como siempre ruido de cristales . Pero está parece que había una máquina pesada perforando en la calle a modo discontinuo , sin daños

Witness location : Mazarrón (Spain) (130 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 188 min

Bed was vibrating. Yes I was alone in the bed!

Witness location : Mazarrón (Spain) (132 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Just 2 huge bangs

Witness location : Gualchos (Spain) (136 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Se ha sentido un poco

Witness location : Cartagena (Spain) (140 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

The building shook a bit

Witness location : Cartagena (Spain) (141 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Felt in Cartagena, 9 floor

Witness location : Motril (Spain) (145 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Reading in bed, felt weird, lamps in livingroom moving

Witness location : Oran (Algeria) (149 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 542 min

Building shake, woke me up

Witness location : Salobreña (Spain) (151 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Salobreña. Object shaking.

Witness location : Oran (Algeria) (151 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Léger secousses

Witness location : Oran (Algeria) (151 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Home shaking

Witness location : Bir el Djir (Algeria) (153 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 414 min

Une légère secousse qui a duré 2 à 3 secondes! Le lit a bien bougé!

Witness location : Bir el Djir (Algeria) (155 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 223 min

After the app alarm I felt movement, I live on the tenth floor.

Witness location : Bir el Djir (Algeria) (155 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Li man oran Chkoun hase biha

Witness location : Bir el Djir (Algeria) (155 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Une secousse qui te te réveille d un sommeil profond

Witness location : Aïn Temouchent (Algeria) (157 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

I felt it
It woke me up from my sleep

Witness location : La Manga del Mar Menor (Spain) (158 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Estaba en la cama, despierto y lo he notado. Solo lo he notado yo, el resto de mi familia duerme y no se ha enterado.

Witness location : Granada (Spain) (164 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Estaba en el duermevela, así que lo he sentido lo suficiente para despertarme del todo. Tengo unos rosarios que cuelgan y se han movido. Diría que se ha sentido como de 3.5-3.9.

Witness location : Murcia (Spain) (166 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Se notó como se movían las puertas de los armarios

Witness location : Granada (Spain) (167 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 145 min

Granada 713 am

Witness location : Murcia (Spain) (168 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Mis gatos inquietos y en alerta, se han movido camas y puertas. Ha caído algo de la fachada de la casa.

Witness location : Murcia (Spain) (170 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Woken up by the bed shaking, coupled with hearing things falling over.

Witness location : Murcia (Spain) (170 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

I was in bed. It woke me up actually because the bed was moving back and forth, the light on the ceiling was swinging and my wardrobe doors were  opening and closing. Probably lasted around 10 sexond

Witness location : Murcia (Spain) (171 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Leve movimiento en mi habitación

Witness location : Murcia (Spain) (171 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

I felt it when it was a slight movement of about several seconds

Witness location : Nerja (Spain) (177 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 734 min

Maybe has nothing to do with it but two mornings ago I woke at 5am and could hear a very low deep rumbling, lower and deeper than a large truck idling, so low that I could barely hear it but I could feel it and it was making me kind of nauseous. I could not determine the direction it was coming from. It went on for about half an hour and then faded away.I thought maybe we might be in for an eartquake soon.

Witness location : Torrevieja (Spain) (183 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Mild shaking

Witness location : Orihuela (Spain) (188 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Sitting in my sofa, I felt a slight wave, like rocking a cradle gently

Witness location : Mostaganem (Algeria) (191 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Très légère sensation d'oscillation

Witness location : Mostaganem (Algeria) (192 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Soft shaking

Witness location : Benijofar (Spain) (195 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 167 min

We didn’t noticed anything.

Witness location : Hellín (Spain) (214 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Se movió todo, de manera leve.

Witness location : Santisteban del Puerto (Spain) (218 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

2 veces ha temblado todo

Witness location : San Juan de Alicante (Spain) (238 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Bed slightly moved

Witness location : Fuengirola (Spain) (244 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 108 min

DURMIENDO SE MOVIO LA CAMA ALGO

Witness location : Tirhanimîne (Morocco) (247 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

متوسط

Witness location : Marbella (Spain) (267 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Estaba durmiendo y simplemente me desperté. Al mirar el móvil me di cuenta que ha sido por el terremoto.

Witness location : L'Alcúdia de Crespìns (Spain) (290 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4224 min

Almost not felt, could feel a very low almost unnoticed ground shake. I'm used to feel very low vibrations.

Witness location : Orba (Spain) (292 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

Felt slight shaking

Witness location : Orba (Spain) (292 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 69 min

Slight shaking no damage

Witness location : Orba (Spain) (292 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 64 min

Felt slight shaking

Witness location : Moraira (Spain) (296 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 516 min

Felt nothing.

Witness location : Gibraltar (Gibraltar) (313 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 136 min

Not felt