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Witness location : Risoul (France) (21 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 122 min

4 à 5 secondes de fortes secousses, pas de dégâts sauf quelques tuiles aide sol vers Barcelonnette...

Witness location : Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes (France) (43 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Le chien a juste grogne au moment ou la terre a tremble!!!

Witness location : La Salle-les-Alpes (France) (50 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

4 - 8seconds of rumbling..our chalet shook quite a lot

Witness location : La Motte-du-Caire (France) (55 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Movement in house

Witness location : Torre Pellice (Italy) (57 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Very short and just a little shaking.

Witness location : Valdeblore (France) (59 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

I thought thé roof was falling down

Witness location : Cuneo (Italy) (71 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Two strong shakes about 5 second.

Witness location : Tourrettes-sur-Loup (France) (88 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Room shaking

Witness location : Le Bar-sur-Loup (France) (89 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Nothing special, strong enough to make itself known, but only to shake the house a bit, lasted a few seconds.

Witness location : Grasse (France) (90 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Short duration 3 seconds but felt more than 4,9. 
I am used to earthquakes as I lived in San Francisco for many years. Hope this is not a prelude to a bigger one. Felt the rambling and moderate shake for a few seconds.

Witness location : Grasse (France) (90 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

We thought it was the washing machine at 1400 tr/mn... but only an earthquake!

Witness location : Grasse (France) (93 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 98 min

I have felt several slow oscillations (estimated at 2 ~ 4 Hz) shaking my bed during a few seconds.

Witness location : Peymeinade (France) (93 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

A 21 heures 31 minutes les chaises ont tangué et les bibelots ont tremblé sur les meubles pendant cinq secondes environ

Witness location : Saint-Paul-de-Vence (France) (94 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Bed shaked, kids woke up...

Witness location : Grasse (France) (95 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Didn't know what was happening

Witness location : Nice (France) (95 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1026 min

Worst I've experienced in Nice so far and it's the 3rd I've been in.  Quite scary but doesn't beat the one I experienced in Palm Springs!

Witness location : Grasse (France) (95 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Sounded like something was rolling across the roof.

Witness location : Bra (Italy) (96 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Has growned slowly

Witness location : Nice (France) (97 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Beds shook in hotel-vibrations-thought it was vibrations from hotel lift at first!

Witness location : Nice (France) (97 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 84 min

I am staying in a hotel on the fourth floor. It felt like inParis when the hotel is over the metro but it kept going and the bed was not vibrating, but moving side to side. I knew it was an earthquake when the curtains started swaying. I have experienced many earthquakes in California. I would describe it as a distant 5

Witness location : Nice (France) (97 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Small tremor felt sitting in apartment

Witness location : Nice (France) (98 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

About 10 seconds at the fourth floor

Witness location : Nice (France) (98 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Au debut je n etais pas sure que ce soit un tremblement de terre et il a duré longtemps je l ai senti tres fort en etant seulement au deuxième etages.

Witness location : Nice (France) (98 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

La secousse nous a semblé très longue contrairement aux expériences passées. Pour la première fois la sensation de peur est apparue.cela a duré entre 10 et 15 secondes.

Witness location : Auribeau-sur-Siagne (France) (98 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

I was lying in my bed when I saw my computer and my bed shaking..!

Witness location : Mougins (France) (99 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Strange feeling but it was for sure am earthquake

Witness location : Biot (France) (99 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

There were 3 tremors.

Witness location : Mougins (France) (99 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

Like a train passing through the house ! Lasted about 6 second

Witness location : Turin (Italy) (100 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Mild shaking

Witness location : Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) (100 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

The walls where moving

Witness location : Mougins (France) (100 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 86 min

Un bruit sourd, les vitres ont tremblé puis tout l immeuble a tremblé pendant 2 à 3 secondes. En tout, l'évènement a bien du durer une dizaine de secondes.

Witness location : Mougins (France) (100 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 332 min

Allongée sur le canapé un léger tangage de quelques secondes

Witness location : Menton (France) (100 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Quake duration of around 5-10 seconds.

Witness location : Menton (France) (100 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Quake duration of around 5-10 seconds. Metal frame on fire guard rattled. Whole  house shook. Felt like a train going through living room but no noise.

Witness location : (Monaco) (100 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

i think they should tell the people in advance if they feel this comming  ?

Witness location : (Monaco) (100 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 230 min

I was sitting on the floor and I felt the building shake for a second., I told my husband that the building just shook but he didn't feel anything. I knew it was an earthquake and it was confirmed by my friend living in la turbie

Witness location : Manosque (France) (101 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

I was on the bed i felt like two slide on the front, the door slapped two time

Witness location : Cap-d'Ail (France) (101 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Little shake....

Witness location : Cap-d'Ail (France) (101 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

We felt it twice in a matter of seconds with noise preceding the second tremble. Rather strong (for what you'd expect in the area.

Witness location : Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) (101 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Very bizzare! The whole apartment building wobbled!!

Witness location : Antibes (France) (103 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Ça a duré 5 a 10 secondes
Grosse vibrations au 3 eme étage immeuble moderne

Witness location : Turin (Italy) (103 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Weak earthquake

Witness location : Antibes (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

We live in the old town of Antibes and our small building shook in a bouncy way twice.

Witness location : Antibes (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Think I felt an aftershock of the main quake (of which I wasn't aware) at about 2130 local time. Am on 1st floor of a hotel and heard lots of rattling outside my room which then got worse and caused the bed (on which I was siting) to 'oscillate' and some of the fixtures to rattle. No damage caused.

Witness location : Cannes (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Tout c'est mis à bouger pendant cinq secondes. Je dirais que le séisme a été de plus en plus fort. La porte de Tremblay l'armoire bouger et un support qui permet de ranger les papiers Tremblaies mais beaucoup. Impressionnant le premier tremblement de terre de ma vie..

Witness location : Antibes (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

Quickly reflect is useful, not just waiting.

Witness location : Antibes (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 590 min

Long noise but without object move.

Witness location : Draguignan (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 258167 min

Nice feeling! First Time ever felt!

Witness location : Cannes (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

tremblement de 5 secondes

Witness location : Cannes (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Under 5 seconds, 6th floor of hotel shook

Witness location : Cannes (France) (105 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Very short, a few seconds only, but made the house rattle.

Witness location : Saint-Martin-d'Hères (France) (106 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

The sofa is morede.

Witness location : Échirolles (France) (109 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

It was sharing few seconds , the Tv screen had an oscillation and a smal small wave came in a fish tank

Witness location : Saint-Martin-d'Hères (France) (109 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

On the 7th floor of an old building from 1962

Witness location : Meylan (France) (109 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Senti le canapé bouger 2 fois de suite  mais pas de bruit sourd ...

Witness location : Grenoble (France) (110 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Light wave passed through the living room, furniture cracked and plants leaves moved.

Witness location : Moûtiers (France) (113 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Au 3ieme étage les mur ont franchement bougé latéralement

Witness location : Jouques (France) (125 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

light shaking felt

Witness location : Le Plan-de-la-Tour (France) (126 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Felt chairs move under us. Sure but mild and momentary.

Witness location : Le Plan-de-la-Tour (France) (127 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Like a metro noise or wind.

Witness location : Auriol (France) (149 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

i'm at the second floor of the house. i felt about 2 seconds of shaking.

Witness location : Toulon (France) (162 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Living in an 2nd floor apartment and clearly felt the building shake for can 10 sec around 21:25

Witness location : Annecy-le-Vieux (France) (167 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 225 min

La chaise a bougé sous moi durant quelques secondes, l'écran de l'ordinateur a également bougé et de petits objets se sont entrechoqués. Ceci a confirmé ma première impression qu'il s'agissait d'un tremblement de terre, ce dont je viens d'avoir confirmation par internet ; mais je ne pensais pas que l'épicentre en ait été si éloigné.

Witness location : Marseille (France) (168 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Doors and furniture moved during 5-7 seconds. Humans felt like they oscillated.

Witness location : Marseille (France) (168 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Felt two tremors, second one a lot stronger than first, furniture shook but didn't fall, lasted 10-15 seconds

Witness location : Marseille (France) (168 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 761 min

We live on the 9th and last floor of our building..

Witness location : Marseille (France) (168 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Canapé et lit oscillent 2 secondes

Witness location : Marseille (France) (169 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 70 min

Secousse clairement ressentie par 1 membre de la famille sur deux. secousses sur canapé de 2 à 3 secondes, léger bruissement de structure en même temps. Animaux insensibles (Chats paisibles et non équipés d'accéléromètres en version de base). Espérons que cela ne soit pas trop traumatisant pour ceux habitant proche de l'épicentre vers les Mées.

Witness location : Onex (Switzerland) (197 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 265 min

At 21.28 local swiss time l suddenly felt my bottom oscillating with the chair together, it was clearly an independent movement that l was not controlling and l watched the ceiling to see if the lamp was oscillating too, it was. Lasted for approx. 20 or 30 seconds. l live at the 9th floor, reason why l felt it so clearly. Impressive experience. The origin was in south east France.

Witness location : Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (France) (206 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Light stand was shaking slightly.