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Witness location : Kastri (Greece) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1557 min

The sound that accompanied the earthquake was deep and very strong. I was surprised though that being 30 km from the epicenter, the island did not suffer any damage.

Witness location : Hora Sfakion (Greece) (52 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

The shaking woke me up. It felt like a large truck went by my room. Everything shook.

Witness location : Plakias (Greece) (60 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 171 min

Strong Shaking

Witness location : (Greece) (69 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It was a swinging Motion. It woke me up and took about 4 - 5 seconds.

Witness location : Spili (Greece) (70 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

Gentle shaking 15 seconds - cupboard doors rattling.

Witness location : (Greece) (80 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2265 min

it was not so bad woke me but went on for over two minutes .

Witness location : Rethimnon (Greece) (83 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Rather long shaking-maybr about 45 seconds. Doors banged and half closed doors shaked heavily.

Witness location : Rethimnon (Greece) (83 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Rather long shaking-maybe about 25 seconds. Doors banged and half closed doors shaked heavily.

Witness location : (Greece) (84 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Really strong! Objects kept moving several minutes after earthquake was over!

Witness location : Khania (Greece) (86 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

It wake me up. The earthquake has checked the bed during 15 s

Witness location : Agia Marina (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 90 min

Shaken grounds for about 30 sec. Lying in our bed

Witness location : Agia Marina (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 90 min

Shaken grounds for about 30 sec. Lying in our bed

Witness location : Platanias (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

My bed and hotelroom was shaking and woke me up. Lastet about 15 seg.

Witness location : Platanias (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 57 min

My bed and hotelroom was shaking and woke me up. Lastet about 15 seg.

Witness location : Gerani (Greece) (87 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 595 min

I woke up in the middle of the night because the hotel in which I was staying started vibrating, also the bed. There was sounds from what I think was the building but with no visible damages what I could see. The duration was about ten seconds.

Witness location : (Greece) (90 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 326 min

Building and furniture rattled with swaying motion comparable to standing on deck of ship for about 10 secs