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Witness location : Rhymney (United Kingdom) (2 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Big bang and felt house shake for a few seconds

Witness location : Rhymney (United Kingdom) (3 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Whole flats shaking

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (3 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1004 min

I was in bed and felt the whole thing shift

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom) (4 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Loud rumble, my chair moved,Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. UK

Witness location : Tredegar (United Kingdom) (4 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 638 min

House shook and load noise

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

Time : T0+ 15 min

The bed seemed to be rumbling.

Witness location : Tredegar (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (5 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

One shake and that was it.

Witness location : Tredegar (United Kingdom) (5 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Heard loud bang, felt house shake. Tredegar sout Wales

Witness location : Tredegar (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (5 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 735 min

As if somebody in the upper half of the house had fallen out of bed,heavily.

Witness location : Tredegar (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (5 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Our hole house shook for about 5 seconds children woken and scared.

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom) (5 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

House shaked

Witness location : Bargoed (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (5 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 181 min

Slight feeling of moving downwards

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom) (6 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Just heard the house shift, the movement felt as if someone had fallen out of bed, nothing more.

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

Time : T0+ 28 min

I have never been so scared in my life to witness that earthquake!

Witness location : Tredegar (United Kingdom) (6 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Felt the house shake at around 12.00am in Tredegar Gwent np22

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

Time : T0+ 49 min

Loud sound, house shook for a few seconds

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

2 very loud bangs

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

I was sat watching tv.Suddenly there was a loud bang,my dogs jumped up.I jumped up and there was another bang almost instantly.I ran and called to my husband who was upstairs.I thought he had collapsed and fallen to the floor.He was asleep and didn't feel a thing.My neighbours were out in the street as they all felt it as well.

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (6 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 493 min

I felt the house rise up from the land about a foot in height,

Witness location : Tredegar (United Kingdom) (6 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 80 min

A boom and house shook

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Scared

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

Time : T0+ 41 min

Felt the whole house shake as a car had crashed into it

Witness location : Rhymney (United Kingdom) (6 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Whole house shook

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (6 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

A gentle rumble followed by a loud bang and a feeling as if our whole house had been shunted or banged

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 114 min

That was madness. Was falling asleep on the sofa got woken by a jolt and a massive bang thought one of the kids had fallen out of bed.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 104 min

I thought the kids had fallen out of bed it was that loud.

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (6 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Felt around midnight Merthyr Tydfil, sounded like thunder but lights flickered and house shook briefly. Only the one tremor I felt.

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 80 min

Heard a loud noise then house shook a little

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt the house shudder!

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Nuts

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

At around midnight the house shook..felt mostly like someone was stomping aggressively upstairs

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

My bed shook, and my cats went running!

Witness location : Brynmawr (United Kingdom) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Woke me from my sleep

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

The whole house shook for about 5 seconds

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 91 min

Everything shaking, loud explosion sounds

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 518 min

Merthyr Tydfil bed shook and whole house. My bed literally moved.

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

House shock for a few seconds

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

House felt like it moved in one direction. No shaking

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

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

Time : T0+ 36 min

Loud bang and shaking - the whole house was shaking and could feel it under feet.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

We thought someone crashed into the house. Ebbw Vale

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

The house shook thought the kids fell out of bed. Ebbw vale (AP)

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Slow building rumbling over a few seconds, brief shaking (1-2 seconds) and ending with a solid shove.  Just enough to move an office chair a short distance across a floor with a person on.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Felt and heard something. Thought something huge crashed outside and vibrated the earth and surroundings

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

A loud bang followed by house shaking. Thought at first something had crashed into house.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Felt

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 657 min

Felt the house shake slightly and a large rumbling sound.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Thought someone had broken into the attic or baby had somehow knocked their crib over

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

The bed shock. I thought someone had fallen out of bed in to a wooden floor. A heavy person.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

It was 2 loud shakes of the house.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

One really loud bang like something heavy had fallen over upstairs

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Shook the whole house and dishes on the draining board.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Suitcase fell out of our closet and heard a big grumble

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Ebbw vale - things flew off the shelves

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

Time : T0+ 97 min

Initially thought something like a car had hit our house, but passed very quickly and no damage left. Felt more like a bang than a rumble.

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Felt the house shake

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Felt tremor and house shook

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 136 min

Felt a shudder as sat on the sofa, thought someone fell out of bed. Nothing insane but still weird

Witness location : Merthyr Tudful (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (8 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 471 min

Happened approx 23.55 house was shaking lasted approx 1 min

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Felt in NP235QR - epicentre only 2 miles away

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2182 min

Felt everything shake and tv started shaking

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

Time : T0+ 36 min

Felt like a massive compression wave as if there was a large, local explosion. Definite movement of the building but doesn't appear to be structural damage. Within seconds social media was very active with friends and family throughout the county borough reporting the same.

Witness location : Abercanaid (United Kingdom) (8 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt like someone had run up to the back of my chair and tried to push it it was about 1.5 seconds

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom) (8 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Whole house shook

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Whole house shook, cabinets moving, cracks in walls

Witness location : Brynmawr (United Kingdom) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 80 min

the house was shaking

Witness location : Brynmawr (United Kingdom) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Very loud rumble with slight shaking

Witness location : Ebbw Vale (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Whole house shook woke us up thought someone had crashed into the house

Witness location : Brynmawr (United Kingdom) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Brynmawr South Wales UK

Witness location : Brynmawr (United Kingdom) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

The house shook for a few seconds

Witness location : Brynmawr (United Kingdom) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

South Wales earthquake

Witness location : Deri (United Kingdom) (10 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

I felt a vibration and a noise like a car crash

Witness location : Cwm (United Kingdom) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

The doors in my house shook like someone was trying to get in a locked door by pulling it back and forth rapidly for only about a second or two

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

Time : T0+ 63 min

I thought my house had been crashed into

Witness location : Llangynidr (United Kingdom) (10 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

The house shook, and there was a terrible noise - we thought it was a plane flying stupidly low

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

Time : T0+ 44 min

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Witness location : Cwm (United Kingdom) (11 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

In bed and felt rumbling and the bottle of water on my bedside table was shaking

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

Time : T0+ 53 min

Loud noise then house and contents shuddered for a few seconds. Blaina

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Bed shook and like a bang noise

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

Time : T0+ 51 min

Whole house shook

Witness location : Clydach (United Kingdom) (11 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Very odd and terrifying experience. Though the house was falling down

Witness location : Merthyr Tydfil (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (11 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 525 min

Woke us up, house shook, sounded like a crash

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

Time : T0+ 33 min

Felt like a kick to my chair

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

Time : T0+ 36 min

Could hear items vibrating

Witness location : Cwmbach (United Kingdom) (12 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

I felt it. Woke me up

Witness location : Cwmbach (United Kingdom) (12 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Almost threw me out of bed

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

Time : T0+ 515 min

Instinctively felt longer and deeper than an impact. Whole house rumbling… seemed to accentuate in the roof.

Witness location : Bargoed (United Kingdom) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

I'm lying in bed and my bed shook and a book fell of my shelf.

Witness location : Mountain Ash (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (12 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Thought something had fallen upstairs, they my son came down to say his bed shock waking him

Witness location : Aberdare (United Kingdom) (13 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 81 min

We felt our whole house move east like when you slam your door really hard the bedroom definitely moved

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

Time : T0+ 518 min

There was a big rumble. Felt like something had shook the roof.

Witness location : Aberdare (United Kingdom) (13 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

I thought a car had hit the house. hi polly

Witness location : Aberdare (United Kingdom) (13 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Felt the whole house shake. Thought my wife had fallen out of bed. Took me a few minutes to realise what had happened.

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

Time : T0+ 42 min

Felt the sofa move

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

Time : T0+ 44 min

Was like there was a larg thud throughout the house

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

Time : T0+ 125 min

Loud bang, house shaking

Witness location : Clydach (United Kingdom) (13 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Brief for a few seconds room shook

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

Time : T0+ 28 min

felt many smaller vibrations after the event

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

Time : T0+ 627 min

I felt the house shake. My wardrobe does rattled. It was like a loud rumble.

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

Time : T0+ 94 min

The rattling of things on my dressing table woke me up. My bedroom door fell open. The mirror was shaking. It even woke the baby up.

Witness location : Abertillery (United Kingdom) (13 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Thought the baby had fallen out of bed but it felt like the entire house moved.

Witness location : Hirwaun (United Kingdom) (13 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Whole house shook

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

Time : T0+ 41 min

Felt a shaking and heard a loud rumble.

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

Time : T0+ 43 min

The whole house shook.

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

Time : T0+ 59 min

Felt like a bus crashed i to the house

Witness location : Aberpennar (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (14 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

It felt like something had hit the building but without any noise.

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

Time : T0+ 32 min

House shaked for a second

Witness location : Mountain Ash (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (14 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Felt the house shake as if a heavy bookcase had fallen over, but without a loud bang.

Witness location : Mountain Ash (United Kingdom) (14 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

I heard a strange rumbling sound and felt the sofa move briefly

Witness location : Mountain Ash (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (14 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1512 min

Was awoken to the bed shaking, pretty scary. Some minor damage (mostly cracked plaster) discovered in the morning. Section of ceiling coving collapsed roughly 10 hours after quake occurred.

Witness location : Abertillery (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Was in bed and suddenly heard a rumble & felt vibrations. It made the floor lamp swing. Only lasted a few seconds.

Witness location : Aberdare (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 107 min

Sounded like someone had hit my house and the house shook

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

Time : T0+ 10 min

Big bang slight quick shake

Witness location : Crickhowell (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

As if our house had been hit by a truck. One heavy bang, then a shiver. Barely two seconds before it stopped. Checked our house for any external traffic hits, heavy fallen furniture or other domestic cause, then picked up reports on internet.

Witness location : Crucywel (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 69 min

Very loud

Witness location : Pennorth (Village) (United Kingdom) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 781 min

Quite a strong side to side pull for a few moments. Cupboard contents moved and door banged. Felt stronger than the 1984 quake in Wales though lower magnitude- shallower & near epicentre here.

Witness location : Abertillery (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 69 min

Wardrobes shook and house shook.

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

Time : T0+ 10 min

House shook in South wales Abertillery

Witness location : Crickhowell (United Kingdom) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Thought the door had been kicked in !

Witness location : Llangattock (United Kingdom) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1061 min

My bed moved and there was a loud bang at the same time

Witness location : Hirwaun (United Kingdom) (15 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Shook the house and it’s contents

Witness location : Mountain Ash (United Kingdom) (15 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 99 min

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

Time : T0+ 47 min

Like a lorry hit the house

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

Time : T0+ 14 min

Sat on the sofa, felt as though the sofa was hit to try and tip me off it

Witness location : Abercynon (United Kingdom) (15 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Just a little rumble - enough to wake the dog

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

Time : T0+ 16 min

Chair moved forward

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

Time : T0+ 12 min

The whole room was shacking

Witness location : Hirwaun (United Kingdom) (15 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Slight shaking of house, handles on furniture rattling

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

Time : T0+ 93 min

In Blaenavon South Wales, the whole house shook at one minute to midnight for a few seconds. Very loud rumble and shaking, very strange and scary. Not usual around here to feel this.

Witness location : Pengam (United Kingdom) (15 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

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

Time : T0+ 47 min

Definitely prolonged rumbling and shaking house.

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

Time : T0+ 19 min

Shook the bed!

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

Time : T0+ 43 min

It moved my chair!!!

Witness location : Gilwern (United Kingdom) (16 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

House shook! Felt like and explosion

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

Time : T0+ 46 min

Shook my house

Witness location : Hengoed (United Kingdom) (16 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

2 second shake

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

Time : T0+ 28 min

Jolted on sofa. House creaked.

Witness location : Mountain Ash (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (16 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 441 min

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

Time : T0+ 49 min

Bed jolted and hear a bang

Witness location : Rhondda (United Kingdom) (17 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Rhondda valleys South Wales whole flat shook

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

Time : T0+ 43 min

The furniture shook

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

Time : T0+ 505 min

I woke up straight away as it felt like the bed wobbled for one second. There was a bang at the same time. I thought that was an earthquake?? Noted the time and went back to sleep.

Witness location : Rhondda Cynon Taff (County) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (18 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 688 min

Windows shakes and was loud. Very noticeable. I got out of bed to check.

Witness location : Pont-Y-Pwl (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (18 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 536 min

I was almost sleeping. It woke my husband up. Ornaments fell off a shelf.

Witness location : Brecon (United Kingdom) (18 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Loud thumping, very brief 0.2 seconds perhaps. Those sitting felt furniture movement

Witness location : Rhigos (United Kingdom) (19 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Woke us both up in bed. Curtains shaking, windows and doors rattling. Bed swaying. Noise of the windows and doors flexing.

Witness location : (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (19 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Felt like an explosion. Kids were shaken awake in their beds.

Witness location : Llwynypia (United Kingdom) (19 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

I felt my house shake, three storey terraced house in Rhondda cf41 7sg

Witness location : Pontypool (United Kingdom) (20 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

House and fittings shook

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

Time : T0+ 356 min

Was lying in bed and felt the ground sway from side to side very strange experience.

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

Time : T0+ 47 min

The house experienced a sudden jolt. I heard a small bang quickly followed by a louder, stronger one. I was in bed at the time and felt it bounce.

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

Time : T0+ 25 min

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

Time : T0+ 14 min

Shaky shaky achy achy

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

Time : T0+ 10 min

The house shook

Witness location : Abercarn (United Kingdom) (20 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

I felt the earth quake under my feet. It felt really strange.

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

Time : T0+ 7 min

House shuck

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

Time : T0+ 6 min

House shuck

Witness location : Pontypool (United Kingdom) (20 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Vibrating in bed

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

Time : T0+ 47 min

A bang then house shaking for two or three minutes. Sofa shook.

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

Time : T0+ 45 min

House shaking at midnight 24.2.2023

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

Time : T0+ 497 min

Felt it here in caerphilly rumbling

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

Time : T0+ 120 min

Like a wave that moved through the house from the North to the South, in a split second.

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

Time : T0+ 39 min

House shook and windows shook sounded like someone fell out of a bunk bed or somebody was trying to forcebly get through front door

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

Time : T0+ 69 min

1.5 second approx duration, felt vertical movement. Silent.

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

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt the bed move one laterally

Witness location : Llanbradach (United Kingdom) (21 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Sister felt it stronger near epicentre. Went outside to see what was happening, as thought it was a car crash.

Witness location : Abergavenny (United Kingdom) (21 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 57 min

Woke up due to noise / shake, thought house was being burgled!!!

Witness location : Abergavenny (United Kingdom) (21 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 72 min

Heard it more than felt it: seemed to go on for about 30 seconds.

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

Time : T0+ 11 min

Felt the house shake, like a lurch sideways. Dogs went mad barking too

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

Time : T0+ 65 min

Odd shake.. as was sat still

Witness location : Pontypridd (United Kingdom) (21 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Loud bang with Rubble

Witness location : Y Fenni (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (21 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 579 min

Было около 12 ночи, Почувствовала один сильный толчок.

Witness location : Pontypridd (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (22 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 150 min

Low rumble noise and vibration like a large truck has gone past house

Witness location : Crosskeys (United Kingdom) (22 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Was in bed and felt the bed shake suddenly, but didn’t know what it was

Witness location : Pontypridd (United Kingdom) (23 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

House shook briefly

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

Time : T0+ 539 min

Didn't realise it was an earthquake

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

Time : T0+ 78 min

Was awoken immediately as rumbling and shaking started. Dogs barking.

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

Time : T0+ 43 min

Felt an odd movement but it was definitely the house, a bit like when you feel your body is moving without you if that makes sense 🥴

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

Time : T0+ 63 min

House shook we thought hit by a car looked outside all ok realised probably a tremor

Witness location : Abertridwr (United Kingdom) (25 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Two adults awake and felt nothing in Tonteg area

Witness location : Pontypridd (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (25 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

Wife felt the bed shake and I heard the ceiling make a noise above us.

Witness location : Caerphilly (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (25 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Felt something, a loud noise. But it was over in seconds.

Witness location : Caerffili (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (26 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 334 min

Woken up by what felt like the bed slightly moving, and floor rumbled lightly.

Witness location : Llantwit Fardre (United Kingdom) (27 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Felt the bed shake and the door rocking.

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

Time : T0+ 53 min

Heard a noise from upstairs similar to my child getting out off bed loudly, did not feel the house move.

Witness location : Beddau (United Kingdom) (27 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

South Wales

Witness location : (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (28 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 130 min

The house shook, I was alarmed. It couldn't have lasted much more than a couple of seconds.

Witness location : Caerphilly (United Kingdom) (29 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Felt like someone was shaking the bed for 3 seconds.

Witness location : Rhiwbina (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (29 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

So, I was texting my mates in Australia about parking a green Lambo in the waiting room of our local emergency department when my bedside lamp jumped and I was thrown forward from the headboard of the bed. It felt like a lorry had crashed into the house, although I soon realised it was an earthquake when my neighbours texted me about a similar experience.

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

Time : T0+ 36 min

House shook and glassware in cupboards rattled

Witness location : Radyr (United Kingdom) (30 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Sounded like something fell against the house wall. Bed shook slightly.

Witness location : Radyr (United Kingdom) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Some strong Shake in Cardiff on my flat in second floor cf14

Witness location : Abertawe (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (31 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

No perceivable effect felt in Ystradgynlais. Security cameras pick up the p-wave jolt, but it’s tiny.

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Felt room move sounded like someone slamming one of the doors in the house

Witness location : Caerdydd (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

3 floor town house shook in Radyr

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

House, bed and furniture shook - slight noise.

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

Never felt anything like it, thought a car had smashed into the house or something

Witness location : Radyr (United Kingdom) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Seemed like there was a large rumble/shake outside the house

Witness location : Radyr (United Kingdom) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Midnight felt house shake. I was in bed felt bed shake briefly. Door shook. Husband felt sofa shake and daughter felt her roomShame.

Witness location : Cardiff (County) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (32 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Wobbled my PC monitor in an old brick semi house

Witness location : Clyro (United Kingdom) (32 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt a big tremble/shake that woke my family up. I woke up just before and felt it at midnight, fairly decent rumble

Witness location : Radyr (United Kingdom) (32 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

My chair moved

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

Time : T0+ 706 min

Felt a slight tremor last night about midnight. I was walking upstairs and thought a large lorry had passed the front of my house. I woke this morning to find that it was an earthquake which was reported on sky news.

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

Time : T0+ 32 min

Bedroom shook bed shook light shook 12,02 am

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

Time : T0+ 87 min

My bed shook vigorously for about a second

Witness location : Radyr (United Kingdom) (34 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

I was in bed and felt a really noticeable jolt. The bed shook - only for a moment, then stopped.

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

Time : T0+ 14 min

Jolt felt

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

Time : T0+ 574 min

I thought my dad was getting out of bed

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

Time : T0+ 225 min

The window rattled, as though someone was knocking their fingernails on it, and the dog’s water bowl moved sharply on the floor

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (35 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

WHOLE BULDING SHOOK

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom) (35 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

It was just one sudden shake for me!

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom) (35 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 80 min

An unusual shake I have felt before. My flat shook.

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom) (35 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

An usual shake I have never felt before

Witness location : Bridgend (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (36 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 204 min

Slight vibration felt through the floor and low rumbling sound lasting a few seconds.

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (36 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 515 min

House rattled, window frames shook. Lasted two seconds.

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (36 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Single judder, creaking house structure.

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (36 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 549 min

Felt it in Cardiff City Centre, it woke me up.

Witness location : Neath (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (37 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

I felt a slight tremor under my feet around midnight.

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (37 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 53 min

Felt in Cardiff 1 miles from the city centre nearer Cardiff bay. Felt as though some has tried to lift the sofa from underneath whilst I was sat on it. Consider hearing someone move furniture above you in a room but feeling it underneath you. Much like that.

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (37 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Bed shook for a few seconds

Witness location : Cardiff (United Kingdom) (38 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Shook the whole apartment

Witness location : Port Talbot (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (38 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 509 min

Short rumble, less than 1 second, felt in different rooms.

Witness location : Barry (United Kingdom) (41 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1166 min

I felt it in Barry. I live on the top floor of a new build and it felt as though something really heavy had landed on my floor somewhere and made my sofa move slightly, enough to make me go and check my hallway. Mde my floor and sofa shake slightly

Witness location : Barry (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (43 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

It was a hard, fast thud

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

Time : T0+ 27 min

Just shook for a few seconds. Wondered if something had happened outside.

Witness location : Hereford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (50 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 420 min

Made the van alarm go off

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

Time : T0+ 1135 min

2 loud bangs like gun shots followed by a low thunder like rumble. Didn't feel anything but heard it

Witness location : Llandrindod Wells (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (52 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 130 min

Fell in Mid Wales. House shook and loud bangs

Witness location : Bridgwater (United Kingdom) (76 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Bed shook for a second

Witness location : New Quay (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (85 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 916 min

The dog was growling.

Witness location : Aberystwyth (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (87 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Felt insignificantly

Witness location : Wychavon (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (99 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Dogs started barking, bird noise then felt room shake

Witness location : Kidderminster (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (99 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 242 min

Was a loud bang. Sounded like a car backfiring

Witness location : Telford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (109 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 429 min

The house rattled mainly the doors vibrated in the door frame.

Witness location : Wolverhampton (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (112 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

my bed shook!

Witness location : Stratford-on-Avon (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (113 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 603 min

The house gently lurched for 2-3 seconds

Witness location : Rowley Regis (United Kingdom) (115 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Felt my bed moving whilst I was lay in it.

Witness location : Hopwood (United Kingdom) (115 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

I was lying in bed and felt the bed shake and my wardrobe mirror was wobbling

Witness location : Dudley (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (116 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 537 min

I was in bed and felt it shake slighty. There was no traffic outside

Witness location : Bournville (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (118 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 508 min

Tremor felt

Witness location : Bartley Green (United Kingdom) (118 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Bed shook and items rattled

Witness location : Wednesbury (United Kingdom) (122 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

felt house shake at 00.00 gmt

Witness location : Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (122 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Felt the bed and walls shake, dog woke up too and barked so knew I wasn’t going mad and feeling things! I’m in Wolverhampton too so quite far from epicentre.

Witness location : Birmingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (123 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Awoken by background of furniture wobbling

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

Time : T0+ 1583 min

My Bed Shook - I’m in Wolverhampton and could feel the tremors/After shocks

Witness location : Warwick (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (131 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 408 min

Shook my pet ant off his rollerskates.

Witness location : Chester (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (153 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 695 min

Loud noises, rumbling, vibration like the walls shaking when you slam a door shut

Witness location : North Marston (United Kingdom) (168 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 74 min

Laying in bed around midnight I felt two vibrations, like waves rippling one after the other. It was a minor wobble with each one.

Witness location : Buckingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (168 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Laying in bed I felt two small ripple movements one after the other like a small wave around midnight.

Witness location : Coalville (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (170 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

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Witness location : Rhyl (United Kingdom) (171 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

TV threw a wobble so turned it off

Witness location : Northwich (United Kingdom) (172 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Very small bed shaking in Cheshire

Witness location : Long Eaton (United Kingdom) (185 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt in nottingham england Bed shaking

Witness location : Nottingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (194 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 827 min

Very light shaking scared me a little bit

Witness location : Wigan (United Kingdom) (199 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 840 min

Bed shaked slightly for around 4 seconds. Found it unusual as it was a similar experience to when one of my dogs is having a good scratch at themselves while led on the bed and you feel a little vibration on the mattress but they were both asleep when I felt the shake and no noise was coming from them moving. No noise was heard just a little shaking for a few short seconds.

Witness location : Ormskirk (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (200 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Heard two loud bangs in quick succession, thought it was fireworks but nothing visible, very minor vibrations in the house

Witness location : Lincoln (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (248 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 57 min

Noises

Witness location : Stainforth (United Kingdom) (253 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

لم أشعر بشيء.!!

Witness location : Uckfield (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (253 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 139 min

Sounded like a freight train was passing by my house

Witness location : Dublin (Ireland) (264 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 183 min

felt light shaking for 5 seconds

Witness location : Dublin (Ireland) (264 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 184 min

felt light shaking for 5 seconds

Witness location : Scunthorpe (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (269 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

In Scunthorpe northlincsshire

Witness location : Naas (Ireland) (278 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 569 min

Saw one

Witness location : Askham Bryan (United Kingdom) (282 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

So scared