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Witness location : Darmstadt (Germany) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 501 min

vertical shaking, several seconds, no visible damages

Witness location : Lautertal (Germany) (11 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 265 min

Wir saßen beim Abendessen als es laut knallte als ob ein lkw ins Haus gefahren sei. Dann schwankte und wackelte das Haus sehr stark ca. 5 sec dann nochmals etwas weniger stark und kürzer als zuvor. 
Es war sehr beängstigend.

Witness location : Bensheim (Germany) (12 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 96 min

Felt shaking while sitting in a chair. 
Heard glasses trembling in cupboard.

Witness location : Fränkisch-Crumbach (Germany) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 176 min

Meine Katze ist vom kratzbaum gefallen. (Hat ziemlich nah am Rand gelegen.) Und ein Bilderrahmen ist runter gefallen! Mein 3 jähriger Sohn hat unheimlich Angst bekommen!

Witness location : Bensheim (Germany) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Ground was moving, couldn't stand straight

Witness location : Büttelborn (Germany) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 894 min

I was on the balcony when the moving started. The balcony was moving and I could feel the movements of the house very well!

Witness location : Fürth (Germany) (19 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Wie haben uns mächtig erschreckt

Witness location : Lorsch (Germany) (19 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 105 min

Shaking

Witness location : Heppenheim (Germany) (19 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

The whole house was shaken. Screamy.

Witness location : Karlsruhe (Germany) (40 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2451 min

We noticed the earthquake when our china cabinet went shaking and the china inside making noises for just a few seconds.
The earthquake was said to have originated here:
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Witness location : Mannheim (Germany) (42 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Large bang and strong jolt and felt like everything was pushed to the right  then very light shaking for a few seconds

Witness location : Eislingen (Germany) (144 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 365 min

It shook the house shortly - was not sure, whether something heavy fell down above us or whether it was an earthquake. However, nothing fell down - no damage, it lasted 1-2 seconds only. It was clearly felt by me and my girl friend and it was at the time the earthquake in South Hessen was reported. So it was probably this earthquake, although the news said it was only felt in South Hessen and North Württemberg.