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Witness location : (Puerto Rico) (53 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

I felt the bed moving from side to side

Witness location : Arecibo (Puerto Rico) (65 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

I heard kind of a thunder or explosion noise...before & after the event...

Witness location : Moca (Puerto Rico) (67 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Its been days that we are having these shakes. But today it was really strong. I got desperate trying to pick up my grandsons.

Witness location : (Puerto Rico) (78 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Didn't hear any noise but you could feel the earth moving, my glass of water fell off the table and you could hear all the windchimes

Witness location : (Puerto Rico) (80 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 492 min

Se meneab toda la cama de lado a lado entonces me levanté y el agua de la pecera estaba moviéndose

Witness location : Vega Baja (Puerto Rico) (81 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

I had never felt an earth quake. My bed was shaking pretty roughly.

Witness location : Toa Baja (Puerto Rico) (91 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

It was pretty strong. I was watching TV with my husband when the started shaking from side to side. We tryed to run out of the house but we felt how it ended and we came back to the living room.

Witness location : Toa Baja (Puerto Rico) (96 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Felt bed rock back and forth.  Dogs began barking all over neighborhood 

Rocking lasted 10 seconds

Witness location : (Puerto Rico) (99 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Strong enouth to shack the bed things on the table

Witness location : (Puerto Rico) (99 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Cabinets and furniture rattle. No problem to walk.

Witness location : San Juan (Puerto Rico) (102 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

I was sleeping!!

Witness location : Bayamón (Puerto Rico) (104 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Bed was shaking...my kids came running in scared to death.

Witness location : Bayamón (Puerto Rico) (104 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Bed was certainly rocking!  Where were the redheads when I needed them?  Would've been the perfect compliment to Reverse Cowgirl.  Damn, hate to waste a good earthquake!

Witness location : San Juan (Puerto Rico) (104 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 126 min

We were on the 9th floor of our hotel when we felt it. The room swayed 6 inches in either direction. Woke up everyone in our hotel. Most remained calm, but there were a few that were borderline panicking. We all made it! Happy New Year!

Witness location : San Juan (Puerto Rico) (106 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I am staying at the Radisson Ambassador Hotel in San Juan. I am on the 8th floor. Was in bed watching tv when I felt irregular shaking. It came softly at first then got progressively worse. TV shook and the glass in the dividing panel wall was shaking. It subsided after about only 10-15 seconds. Haven't felt an aftershock.

Witness location : San Juan (Puerto Rico) (107 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

shaking lasted longer than any I've felt since I've lived here 10 yrs

Witness location : Guaynabo (Puerto Rico) (107 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Just as I was falling asleep the shaking began for 10-12 seconds.Im on a ground floor condo and it was pretty smooth.Did not panic but it's the hardest I've ever felt on the island.

Witness location : Guaynabo (Puerto Rico) (109 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Senti un ruido como si dos rocas chocaran entre si y luego senti q todo se movia a mi alrededor. Luego mi esposa me busco en el baño con los niños al hombro para buscar refujio.

Witness location : Ponce (Puerto Rico) (111 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Everything inside the house was moving

Witness location : Carolina (Puerto Rico) (111 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Was in the embassy suites hotel on the top floor (floor 8) room shook like crazy.

Witness location : Bayamón (Puerto Rico) (113 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 84 min

I feel it for about 40 seconds continuously.

Witness location : Carolina (Puerto Rico) (114 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Wow was outside and felt my legs shake from side to side,also noticed landing planes in airport aborted landing.

Witness location : San Juan (Puerto Rico) (114 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I had never felt an earth quake. My bed was shaking pretty roughly a bit frightened.

Witness location : San Juan (Puerto Rico) (114 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

It felt like a double wave... Just when it seemed over it suddenly prolongued. There seemed to be a low sound almost at the edge of hearing.

Witness location : Trujillo Alto (Puerto Rico) (122 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

I was in bed and a heard a strong noise follow by a shake

Witness location : (Puerto Rico) (123 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 64 min

We live in an 4 stories high, 18 apartments building. This stucture was built in the 1920's. Most of the tenants were waken by the shaking of their beds. Those of us who 
were awake (ex.watching tv)were fearfully surprised by feeling shaking on our sofa and seeing our hanging artwork swaying. It was truly sad that the news regarding this natural but possible dangerous natural phenomenon were transmitted 40 -45 minutes after said earthquake ocurred.

Witness location : (Puerto Rico) (140 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Ground shook for about 7 seconds was really worried dont know if there might be a tsunami alert.

Witness location : Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) (160 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Estamos preocupados por los efectos y las replicas. No sabemos si hay alerta de tsunami y estamos al lado del mar. Nos encontramos en el bavaro palace deluxe .

Witness location : Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) (160 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

12:02 AM shook bed and curtains - no structural damage noted

Witness location : Christiansted (U.S. Virgin Islands) (268 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Sitting on couch and felt it shake. It was enough to know a earthquake had taken place close by.

Witness location : Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (327 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt a constant quake like 8 seconds...saw the hanging lamp oscilating,felt the building shaking....felt just like the Haiti quake.

Witness location : Santiago De Los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) (398 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 64 min

It was toó long.. It felt like an eternity the lamp was shaking too much!!