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Witness location : Wem (United Kingdom) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Sofa moved, house seemingly wobbled and made noise.

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

Time : T0+ 44 min

House shock to the point felt quake on furniture

Witness location : Telford and Wrekin (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt like a elephant coming down the stairs, and our neighbours.

Witness location : Cockshutt (United Kingdom) (12 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 117 min

I heard and felt a thudding noise for around 2 or 3 seconds

Witness location : Telford and Wrekin (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (13 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 146 min

It felt like a large bang. The house, floor and my desk shook. I thought they had dropped something over the road at the building site

Witness location : Shrewsbury (United Kingdom) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Felt like a deep boom! Strong short vibration of our work building.

Witness location : Wellington (United Kingdom) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

A very quick single wave

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

Time : T0+ 113 min

Felt and sounded like a lorry had driven past my house. Only felt for a few seconds.

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

Time : T0+ 550 min

I felt a rumble but did not realise it was a quake until I read about it much later.

Witness location : Shrewsbury (United Kingdom) (15 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Was very confused as desk and monitors started to shake. Felt as if someone had slammed into the building. Lasted about 3 seconds.

Witness location : Whitchurch (United Kingdom) (15 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

I’m in Whitchurch Shropshire,,, me and wife both felt sofa and chair wobble,,, and pretty certain both heard a rumbling noise

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

Time : T0+ 247 min

I felt and heard a rumble and my coffee cup next to me shook and the coffee swished around, felt like a big train passing close by to my house

Witness location : Shrewsbury (United Kingdom) (16 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Windows are still intact

Witness location : Hadley (United Kingdom) (16 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

It felt like a heavy lorry was driving past and shaking the house

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

Time : T0+ 8 min

I FELT THE EARTHQUAKE

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

Time : T0+ 33 min

The house actually wobbled.

Witness location : Hadley (United Kingdom) (16 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 63 min

Low rumble window rattled building vibrated

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

Time : T0+ 29 min

lasted 4-5 seconds, shook the whole property

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

Time : T0+ 266 min

My terraced house's walls wobbled and we heard a very load noise like a huge lorry too close

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

Time : T0+ 13 min

Desk shaking. Windows vibrating.

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

Time : T0+ 55 min

Heard a rumble

Witness location : Gnosall (United Kingdom) (20 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Single boom. Impact felt throughout the house

Witness location : Telford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (20 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 201 min

Noticeable swaying of the building/furniture accompanied by a large thud.

Witness location : Shropshire (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (21 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 257 min

Felt the table and chair move.

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

Time : T0+ 146 min

Thought a truck was driving past rattling the old building we work in. But all 3 occupants felt it and was out of the ordinary!

Witness location : Overton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (27 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 76 min

The cupboards wobbled and the cats seemed alarmed

Witness location : Nantwich (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

Felt slight shaking for a few seconds.

Witness location : Oswestry (United Kingdom) (30 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Desk shook for a second, it felt like someone had slammed a door but without the sound.

Witness location : Oswestry (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (30 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 262 min

It felt strange even though the epicentre was near a town called Wem in Shropshire. I live in Oswestry which is around 30 miles East of Wem and I saw my chair move a bit as well as the lampshade on the ceiling in the kitchen. To describe it, it felt like a Eurofighter typhoon just flew really low but without the sound of the twin engines. No damage only apart from me dropping my glass of milk in shock. :-)

Witness location : Stone (United Kingdom) (33 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Felt earthquake while sitting and noise

Witness location : Stafford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (33 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 111 min

Bed started gently rocking as if people were jumping around

Witness location : Stafford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (34 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 60 min

Felt a single notable shake, everyone in the office noticed but was unsure if it was an earthquake due to its shortness.

Witness location : Stafford (United Kingdom) (35 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 99 min

Felt the house shake

Witness location : Stafford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

House shook and rumbled

Witness location : Featherstone (United Kingdom) (40 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

I shit myself!!

Witness location : Shropshire (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (48 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 146 min

Felt the earthquake in Aston on Clun today, lasted maybe 3 seconds

Witness location : Bolton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (81 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 91 min

Working from home felt a slight shake

Witness location : Conwy (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (96 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 99 min

Cracking sound Iike dropped tile.

Witness location : Wilford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (98 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2346 min

Didn't feel anything which I'm quite disappointed. I have always wanted to experience quite a weak earthquake at a very young age

Witness location : Gloucester (United Kingdom) (110 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 72 min

Felt in top floor flat very briefly, like a large lorry going past but stronger shake

Witness location : Caernarfon (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (117 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 381 min

Horizontal moving.

Witness location : Stroud (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (124 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Just a slight wobble

Witness location : Stonehouse (United Kingdom) (124 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Boom, little shake, creak of house

Witness location : (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (128 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

Did not feel it. Despite living in South Wales.

Witness location : Corby (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (135 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 63 min

mild rumble, desk shook, lasted 10 seconds

Witness location : Lincoln (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (146 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

Ironing board rattled, minimal swaying felt in second storey room of standard build house.

Witness location : Broughton (United Kingdom) (156 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Felt the floor shook like a big truck went past (but there was no traffic passing at the time). I also saw the table shook for a few seconds.

Witness location : Harringay (United Kingdom) (222 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Saw a plant leaf moving and felt like a train went past near by

Witness location : Thorpe Hamlet (United Kingdom) (266 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Slight rumble felt in Norwich Norfolk lasting a couple of seconds

Witness location : Tonbridge and Malling (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (269 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 53 min

Felt it, before it could be physically felt, like a surge of energy

Witness location : Belfast (United Kingdom) (295 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

Felt while stationary in car