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Witness location : San Gregorio di Catania (Italy) (27 km W from epicenter)

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San gregorio di catania si è avvertito molto forte

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (28 km W from epicenter)

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Rumore e tremore per almeno 5 secondi

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (28 km W from epicenter)

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Scary but no damage to our hotel room

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (28 km W from epicenter)

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Ho sentito tutto il palazzo di 10 piani balzare in alto , cioè ho sentito sotto i piedi tremare il pavimento. E mi sono terrorizzata

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (28 km W from epicenter)

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Scossa più intensa del solito e abbastanza lunga.

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (28 km W from epicenter)

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Vibrazione di porte e infissi, scarsa ondulazione dei lampadari.

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (29 km W from epicenter)

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Tremava tutto

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (29 km W from epicenter)

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Very short, about 3-4 seconds max.

Witness location : Sant'Agata Li Battiati (Italy) (29 km W from epicenter)

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None

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (29 km W from epicenter)

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Airport

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (29 km W from epicenter)

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Il terremoto più forte che ho sentito negli ultimi anni, tremava la scrivania

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (30 km W from epicenter)

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Si è sentito molto

Witness location : Santa Venerina (Italy) (31 km NW from epicenter)

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qualche secondo a Linera/Santa Venerina

Witness location : Acireale (Italy) (31 km NW from epicenter)

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To was like the whole house was moving, some fornitures made a small noise, enough to be a little bit scared .

Witness location : Gravina di Catania (Italy) (31 km W from epicenter)

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Breve si sentivano i piatti dentro gli sportelli sbattere tre loro

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (31 km W from epicenter)

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5 piano a Catania avvertita abbastanza forte

Witness location : Augusta (Italy) (32 km SW from epicenter)

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Felt the tremors clearly, just as I could hear things shiver around me in the house

Witness location : Catania (Italy) (32 km W from epicenter)

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Scossa abbastanza importante... Ha fatto muovere il letto

Witness location : Melilli (Italy) (35 km SW from epicenter)

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It only lasted 2 seconds but it was a good shake.

Witness location : Carlentini (Italy) (42 km SW from epicenter)

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Avvertito distintamente, sussultorio ed ondulatorio.

Witness location : Lentini (Italy) (42 km SW from epicenter)

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Sembracmva essere ondulatorio N-S

Witness location : Lentini (Italy) (44 km W from epicenter)

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2 second minor building shake.

Witness location : Lentini (Italy) (45 km W from epicenter)

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Sharp jolt. Very quick!

Witness location : Siracusa (Italy) (46 km S from epicenter)

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Felt it in Siracusa City. A bit Shaking.

Witness location : Carlentini (Italy) (52 km SW from epicenter)

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Nettamente avvertito a Pedagaggi (frazione di Carlentini).

Witness location : Avola (Italy) (66 km SW from epicenter)

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Sitting at the table with my partner, working on our computers, I thought he was moving his legs and had kicked the table, except as it continued, I realised that I could also feel a lateral swaying in my chair as well. The table, in the corner of the room, knocked against the back wall several times (east west swaying). Slight background rumble, like a car passing. Not particularly frightening, but definitely surprising!

Witness location : Noto (Italy) (76 km SW from epicenter)

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Quick downward move felt

Witness location : Messina (Italy) (76 km N from epicenter)

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Lieve movimento

Witness location : Messina (Italy) (81 km N from epicenter)

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Leggerissimo al 6 piano Messina

Witness location : Ragusa (Italy) (81 km SW from epicenter)

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At ground level, glass items on TV Unit shook for a fractional period with some rumbling noise in the background

Witness location : Rosolini (Italy) (84 km SW from epicenter)

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Ho sentito tremare la casa, ero sul divano

Witness location : Ragusa (Italy) (87 km SW from epicenter)

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Ero seduto e ho avvertito due scosse intense ravvicinate tra di loro, durata del fenomeno 5-10 secondi

Witness location : Ragusa (Italy) (87 km SW from epicenter)

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2 scosse ravvicinate intense mentre mi trovavo seduto

Witness location : Ragusa (Italy) (87 km SW from epicenter)

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Ero seduta nel divano e ho sentito come se tremavo

Witness location : Pozzallo (Italy) (97 km SW from epicenter)

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Paura

Witness location : Xagħra (Malta) (188 km SW from epicenter)

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Very light sudden tremor while sitting on rocks on the coast.

Witness location : Saint Paul's Bay (Malta) (192 km SW from epicenter)

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It wasn't as nice experience and I was home alone and I started to freak out. It was felt in Malta

Witness location : Valletta (Malta) (193 km SW from epicenter)

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I just felt the desk shaking a bit

Witness location : Valletta (Malta) (193 km SW from epicenter)

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Some people in the room questioned if we felt an earthquake

Witness location : Saint John (Malta) (194 km SW from epicenter)

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Malta

Witness location : San Ġwann (Malta) (194 km SW from epicenter)

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From Malta

Witness location : Ta' Xbiex (Malta) (194 km SW from epicenter)

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Very mild wobble of chair and slight movement of Perspex desk dividers felt at 5th floor.

Witness location : Msida (Malta) (194 km SW from epicenter)

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Slight shake lasting around 1 second

Witness location : Marsaskala (Malta) (196 km S from epicenter)

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Slightly shaking for a few seconds.

Witness location : Balzan (Malta) (196 km SW from epicenter)

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Felt a slight shaking

Witness location : Żebbuġ (Malta) (199 km SW from epicenter)

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OMG! Malta felt really bad ... unfortunately Rosianne Cutajar is still in parliament

Witness location : Gudja (Malta) (199 km SW from epicenter)

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Few seconds