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Witness location : Sirolo (Italy) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

Strong Shaking felt in Sirolo. Frightening.

Witness location : Numana (Italy) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

10-15 sek

Witness location : (Italy) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Lasted about 10 seconds. Rambling of closets, Shaking  of the bed.

Witness location : Numana (Italy) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Very strong

Witness location : (Italy) (10 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

Horizontal shaking. Quite long and strong. Start slowly then increase in intensity.

Witness location : (Italy) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 456 min

15seconds of noise and shake bed

Witness location : Villaggio Taunus (Italy) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Il terremoto di qualche giorno fa' del 3,2 l ho sentito ma non molto. Questo e' durato tanto e ci ha spaventati.

Witness location : Porto Recanati (Italy) (12 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 71 min

Just 10 or 15 seconds of rumbling. Other people escape out in the street but any damage suffered. No sound, any glasses broke....come back sleep.....

Witness location : Porto Recanati (Italy) (13 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 124 min

Terribile esperienza di durata 15 secondi circa. In molte auto era scattato allarme antifurto, tanta gente si è precipitata in strada.

Witness location : Portonovo (Italy) (13 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5162 min

very loud, strong shaking, lasting about 20 seconds. Very frightening experience, many hotel guests leaving building

Witness location : Porto Recanati (Italy) (13 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

very strong and long during

Witness location : Loreto (Italy) (16 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

It woke us up, lasted several seconds, quite strong. No fires or electrical outages on the horizon.

Witness location : Ancona (Italy) (18 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

A strong noise before the earthquake and then the shaking.

Witness location : Porto Potenza Picena (Italy) (20 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I was sleeping and immediately I have been wake up by strong shaking of bed. It taken few seconds

Witness location : Ancona (Italy) (20 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

I was in bed , and was wakened from shaking

Witness location : Ancona (Italy) (21 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Very strong

Witness location : (Italy) (23 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

I was sleeping but I soon woke up. I felt 2 distinct phase 1st 3-4 sec then a tiny pause then 5-6 second a little bit weaker. Veery impressive.

Witness location : (Italy) (23 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 286 min

Very impressive. 15 seconds of terror.

Witness location : Civitanova Marche (Italy) (25 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

few seconds

Witness location : Civitanova Marche (Italy) (25 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Svegliati di soprassalto. Forte. Nessun danno

Witness location : Civitanova Marche (Italy) (25 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 222 min

Svegliati di soprassalto. Forte. Nessun danno

Witness location : Casette D'ete (Italy) (30 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 58 min

About 3:32 am shaked my bed

Witness location : Porto Sant'elpidio (Italy) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Stavamo dormendo ed il terremoto ci ha svegliato. La scossa è stata forte ed è durata molto.

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

Time : T0+ 35 min

Il terremoto e' stato forte. È durato pochi secondi

Witness location : Montegranaro (Italy) (35 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

the shock lasted more than 10 seconds

Witness location : Lido di Fermo (Italy) (36 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Stavo dormendo mi è sembrato lungo e molto forte ditipo oscilatorio

Witness location : Lido di Fermo (Italy) (37 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

At 15- th flor it felt very strong

Witness location : Porto San Giorgio (Italy) (39 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Quite strong shaking for about 10/15 seconds

Witness location : Senigallia (Italy) (47 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

I felt big shaking of my bed and I wake up immediately

Witness location : (Italy) (49 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Dormiamo al quarto piano. Ci siamo svegliati per il rumore di alcuni mobili che oscillavano. Durata della scossa circa 15 secondi, il tempo di alzarsi e capire la situazione.

Witness location : San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy) (68 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

San Benedetto del Tronto, avvertito nettamente mentre dormivo. Sembra esser durato più di 5 secondi. Molta paura.

Witness location : Zona P.e.e.p. (Italy) (106 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Sleeping...my wife and I awakened. Not heavy but several seconds

Witness location : Pescara (Italy) (125 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

I could feel the floor and bed vibrating,  it lasted just few seconds.

Witness location : Chieti (Italy) (134 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

We woke up while the bed was shaking