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Witness location : Natori-shi (Japan) (77 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

It was so strong. The quake opened our doors and lights were shaking. Sighs! My head is still spinning until now. I think it usually quakes here between Feb and March

Witness location : Nasushiobara (Japan) (165 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Pretty shaky. Lasted a good 2 minutes.

Witness location : Kamisu (Japan) (222 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Felt very strongly in Kashima. Apartment was strongly swaying the entire time.

Witness location : Sakai (Japan) (243 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

our kitchen

Witness location : (Japan) (255 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

shook harder and longer, Ota, Gunma

Witness location : Narashino (Japan) (268 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

First earthquake lasted more than a minute and suddenly seconds after power supply in our area was cut off before the second earthquake began.

Witness location : Sōka (Japan) (269 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Two one after another. Second was the strongest. Not too bad but in this area of Northern Tokyo it seemed to go on for a couple minutes.

Witness location : Urayasu (Japan) (272 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

It was very long and strong.

Witness location : Urayasu (Japan) (274 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Just a few moments ago there was an earthquake, and just when I thought the shaking had stopped, I felt it again.It was quite a big quake, and my luggage, which was placed on an unstable place, collapsed a little. The shaking itself lasted about two minutes.

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (276 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Very scary, long, significant shake

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (278 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Felt very strongly on 6th floor in Ueno. Slight at first, then much stronger and sustained for well over a minute

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (284 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

My 45th floor apartment in Shiodome is still swaying!

Witness location : (Japan) (284 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

In Tokyo it knocked a few items off walls and shelves

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (284 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Violent and long

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (285 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Very long

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (285 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 587 min

2階で寝てましたが飛び起き、階段を下り玄関を開けて待機。落ち着いたため閉めました。被害はありませんでしたが、電線が揺れてまして怖かったです。

Witness location : (Japan) (285 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8476 min

I am in western Tokyo. So it wasn't full strength, but long and strong.

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (287 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Prolonged shaking, string. In Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

Witness location : Musashino (Japan) (288 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

No electricity currently

Witness location : Kodaira (Japan) (293 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

We live in Kodaira, Tokyo. Almost 300km from the center of the earthquake, in a new house build to resist and bounce. We feel long and intense movement, but nothing fall or broke.

Witness location : Saiwai-Ku (Japan) (298 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 479 min

There was a gentle, small earthquake preceding the big one by about 3 to 5 minutes.  The large one did a lot of shaking, but other than a few things falling to the floor no damage is apparent so far.

Witness location : Kawasaki (Japan) (303 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Felt in Yokohama, very long - maybe about 3-4mn!

Witness location : Komae (Japan) (304 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Long (at least one minute) . Several jolts, mix of strong and light shaking, and swaying of the house almost felt like a circular movement. Doors and windows rattled.

Witness location : Hachiōji (Japan) (308 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Long, house was swaying

Witness location : (Japan) (309 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Very scary..

Witness location : Zama (Japan) (317 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Long earthquake. Felt one that wasn’t very strong and then this was more intense.

Witness location : Yokosuka (Japan) (321 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Long, hard shaking of the apartment (6th floor). It woke me from my sleep. Yokosuka, US naval base

Witness location : Yokosuka (Japan) (323 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Strong, and long one

Witness location : Yokosuka (Japan) (324 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Lasted a long time. Low level shaking with some periods of more intense shaking. Enough to make our wind chimes make noise.

Witness location : Yokosuka (Japan) (324 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Shaking and vibrating felt in the house for approximately one-two minutes followed by light swaying

Witness location : (Japan) (328 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Was long and intense

Witness location : Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Russia) (780 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

О. Кунашир ощущался длительный толчок более 30 секунд

Witness location : Shikotan (Russia) (804 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Спросонок подскочили

Witness location : (Afghanistan) (811 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 239 min

1:39 ночи довольно сильно тряхнуло, затяжной толчек, всё проснулись.

Witness location : Jeju (Korea, Republic of) (1444 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 92 min

little shaking