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Witness location : (United Kingdom) (18 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Woke up at approx. 4.12am bst. To the whole house shaking. Also woke the kids.

Witness location : Tudweiliog (United Kingdom) (19 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

It was strong.

Witness location : Bryn-mawr (United Kingdom) (21 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Woken up by loud rumbling noise and the house shaking!

Witness location : Dinas (United Kingdom) (22 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 191 min

4-20 am BST windows rattling,bad shaking loud rumble noise.

Witness location : Nefyn (United Kingdom) (27 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3313 min

My house was like a washing machine on a lumpy spin but only 2-3 seconds. Strong shock though brief.

Witness location : Llannor (United Kingdom) (31 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 122 min

Woke everyone up ....... loud bang and whole house shaking

Witness location : Pwllheli (United Kingdom) (32 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Bed was shaking never felt anything like it before

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

Time : T0+ 52 min

It woke me up and the windows was crackling and the front door was shacking .

Witness location : Trefor (United Kingdom) (34 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 90 min

Woke the village up.

Witness location : (United Kingdom) (34 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

rumbling noise which woke us up felt one jolt of movememt that shook glass

Witness location : Clynnog-fawr (United Kingdom) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Lasted 3 seconds

Witness location : Rhosneigr (United Kingdom) (45 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 291 min

Whole house shook. very scary. lasted around 10-15seconds

Witness location : Caernarfon (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (45 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 207 min

loud bang. shaking. lasted couple of seconds.. Woke me and my son

Witness location : Talysarn (United Kingdom) (47 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 94 min

I was settling my 1 year old back to sleep i thought it was thunder at first then the wardrobes shook

Witness location : Carmel (United Kingdom) (48 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 161 min

Loud rumbling noise, house shaking, things rattling, difficult to move, felt confused and shaken.

Witness location : Carmel (United Kingdom) (48 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Woke a lot of people up and could feel hoe house rumbling

Witness location : Nantlle (United Kingdom) (49 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Shake and falling sensation

Witness location : (United Kingdom) (49 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 197 min

Very loud and shook the house. Woke up both occupants, felt through a bed.

Witness location : Caernarfon (United Kingdom) (50 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 106 min

it was 04:16 I was awake as I couldn't sleep heard a deep rumbling sound then felt the house shake slightly followed by the deep rumbling sound again lasted about 90 seconds

Witness location : Waunfawr (United Kingdom) (52 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

Loud sound just when the tremors first hit, like a booming noise, or as if something heavy had fallen, think it was from the foundations of house shaking. Tremors lasted about 10 seconds.

Witness location : Harlech (United Kingdom) (54 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 171 min

Felt like a goods train going past. Started with a boom that woke me, then pictures and light fittings started to shake.

Witness location : Gaerwen (United Kingdom) (55 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 228 min

Was woken up at 04-20am, the whole bed was rattling for about 10 seconds, very scary!

Witness location : Llanrug (United Kingdom) (55 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 147 min

4.16am woke both myself and partner to a rumbling noise  lasted only seconds but very scary!

Witness location : Llanberis (United Kingdom) (58 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 58 min

the house did not move just a loud noise.

Witness location : Menai Bridge (United Kingdom) (61 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Cat was acting strangely before hand so we put her out. Then it was like a really big lorry going past for a long time.

Witness location : Tregarth (United Kingdom) (64 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

The bed shook and woke me!

Witness location : Blaenau Ffestiniog (United Kingdom) (64 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Felt at 4:15am - rattling and loud rumble, fridge vibrating and dogs started barking

Witness location : Bangor (United Kingdom) (64 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 320 min

Was woke up to a loud noise and house shaking scary.

Witness location : Tregarth (United Kingdom) (64 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 173 min

It was early hours this morning.  I was in bed just felt the room move slightly.  Must say Im going to check the roof soon for any damage but sure there is nothing.  This is the second in the last few months

Witness location : (United Kingdom) (70 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 138 min

My wife and I were asleep in bed when we both awoke to feel the house shaking quite violently to start. It lasted maybe 10-20 seconds and tailed off. Having never felt an earthquake before can't base my experience on anything other than than this. But it did not feel good !!!

Witness location : Wicklow (Ireland) (80 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 195 min

Woke me, but wasn't sure what had happened until I woke to the reports this morning.

Witness location : Greystones (Ireland) (83 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 68 min

Woke up from the house rattling and a vibating noise at 4:20

Witness location : Wicklow (Ireland) (84 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 225 min

Woken by house shaking roof rattling a lot of noise it was scary never experienced any thing like it before

Witness location : Dublin (Ireland) (101 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 476 min

Woke up immediately before it, bolt upright and wide awake!Could not ffigure out why, and tried to hear what woke me. Then followed a low rumble in two phases, accompanied by a clinking from two glasses that were touching on the nightstand. Phone said time to be 4:18.

Witness location : Rhyl (United Kingdom) (106 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 85 min

4.17am House shook, two short ripples; didn't hear any noise.

Witness location : (United Kingdom) (132 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 154 min

Woke up and thought it was a large aeroplane from airbus going over, thought nothing if it until saw the times of reported earthquake which makes more sense! Wasn't aware of any shaking

Witness location : (Isle of Man) (134 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 218 min

Woke up to the sound of a loud repetitive drum-like sound, which I can only guess was a part of the house shaking. It lasted about ten seconds.

Witness location : Liverpool (United Kingdom) (140 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 67 min

It felt like my whole apartment moved and then there were tremors following inital focus for about 6or 7seconds

Witness location : () (142 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Felt with certainty. Bed shook, mirrors rattled, woke up everyone in house

Witness location : Douglas (Isle of Man) (142 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 384 min

Loud rumbling noise and then house shuddered!

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

Time : T0+ 1077 min

We were quite a distance from the epicentre. My wife and I were awake at time as was unwell and had got up to get tablets. Just back in bed when built in wardrobes shook vigorously. Being from NI and having heard a few bombs in past I checked clock and saw it was 4.15 as wanted to see if anything reported in news next morning.