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Witness location : La Solana (Spain) (52 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 244 min

I thought it was my imagination! I couldn't understand what was happening...It was about 20 seconds hearing a strange noise, feeling a kind of energy from the floor and seeing hiw the curtains moved!  ;)

Witness location : Manzanares (Spain) (63 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 227 min

Estaba sentado en la planta baja y parecía como el sonido de un tren de mercancías que se acercaba, el suelo vibraba y diría que duró entre 5 y 10 segundos.

Witness location : Casasimarro (Spain) (65 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

Parecia que se habia chocado un camion contra la casa

Witness location : Valdepeñas (Spain) (72 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1983 min

We had a 5.2 yesterday in my area (la Mancha, Spain) the one I just noticed was a bit less intense

Witness location : Ciudad Real (Spain) (111 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

The chair moved from side to side. And we felt a strong shaking.

Witness location : Úbeda (Spain) (130 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 75 min

2 temblores, el segundo mayor. Algunas cosas amontonadas sobre libros han caido.

Witness location : Linares (Spain) (135 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 110 min

Little vibration at first followed by a medium shake, maybe the fist one was P wave and the second the combination of P and S waves

Witness location : Aranjuez (Spain) (137 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 307 min

I was in bed due to illness and felt the bed shake. Slightly disorientating wondering what had happened. Lasted maybe 5 or 10 seconds.

Witness location : Toledo (Spain) (151 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 57 min

I was sit and suddenly I felt how my head and all my body was moved during 4-5 seconds

Witness location : Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain) (165 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1117 min

Se ha sentido fuerte en Rivas Vaciamadrid

Witness location : Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain) (165 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 147 min

According to OFFICIAL webs such as IGN Sismologia (The same as seismology institution) there are happening replicas of this earthquake.

There have occurred 8 times in different places (near to the place of the first earthquake)



In Madrid:

People who was in Rivas-Vaciamadrid felt the earthquake only one time.

This occurred at 06:17p.m. (local time).
Everyone felt it.
It was like something crashing.
Very short time duration. (About 3-7sec)

Small things (around 0-20Kg) moved from its place.

Walls of homes also vibrated during some seconds.
Some people started feeling dizzy.

The earthquake was level Zero in MERCALLI. (No affected people or things)
No police, firefighters or any other emergency services have been needed.

The intensity in Madrid was 2.7 Richter (approximately).

[23/Feb/2015_07:44p.m._Madrid, 28529 Rivas-vaciamadrid]

Witness location : Alcala de Henares (Spain) (171 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 412 min

Keep calm, open the web page updated real-time news with your mobile phone, to ensure the personal safety!

Witness location : Torrejón de Ardoz (Spain) (173 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Estaba cagando y de repente note que todo temblaba más de lo normal.

Witness location : Madrid (Spain) (175 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

I was sitting in the sofa and started to shake and the chair where my husband was sat too. Our cat was sleeping in a chair and suddenly stood up with strange face. It last 15 or 20 sec. more or less

Witness location : Madrid (Spain) (175 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 386 min

Felt the my desk and the whole building shake for a couple of seconds

Witness location : Móstoles (Spain) (177 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 90 min

No material damage im the proximity

Witness location : Madrid (Spain) (177 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Bed,  windows and building walls shook quite noticeably as the building itself is quite old

Witness location : Murcia (Spain) (177 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 423 min

That was the first time I've ever felt anything more than a minimal ripple. Only slightly nervewracking. One never knows how strong it could become!

Witness location : Madrid (Spain) (177 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

It lasted maybe half a minute (or at least it felt that way). The building was shaking entirely, I got dizzy