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Witness location : (Greece) (64 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Very powerful and long time... Maybe the biggest for many years!!!

Witness location : Karpathos (Greece) (64 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Είχε γερό θόρυβο, παύσης και ξανά γερό κουνιμα  κίνηση ανατολή δύση και πάνω κάτω υμνούν περίπου 56 km  μακριά

Witness location : Sitia (Greece) (67 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 120 min

Από τους πιο δυνατούς σεισμούς της περιοχής. Μακράς διαρκείας. Οχι σοβαρές ζημιές, μόνο πτώση αντικειμένων(βιβλίων, βάζων, εικόνων,κ.α.).

Witness location : Agios Stefanos (Greece) (77 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2186 min

Very strong swaying. It brought people out of the houses and restaurants. My first experience, quite unnerving but exciting....

Witness location : (Greece) (88 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It was softly shaking up and down and a bit sidewise, about twenty seconds I guess

Witness location : Kalo Chorio (Greece) (100 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

There was no shortage in the electricity supply or flickering of lights. The second story of our house shook for longer. We went upstairs as we could hear ornaments rattling of the walls but downstairs seemed to have stopped moving.

Witness location : Agios Nikolaos (Greece) (102 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Lights shaked.

Witness location : Agios Nikolaos (Greece) (102 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

We felt it strong enough about 5-10 sec

Witness location : Malia (Greece) (127 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Felt in Malia but animals all calm and quiet, a good sign

Witness location : Analipsi (Greece) (137 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Felt it in the floor and the lights in the hotel bar were swinging.

Witness location : Kokkini Hani (Greece) (145 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

It was quite strong and it lasted for so long. The whole time I was thinking: when is it going to stop!

Witness location : Archanes (Greece) (152 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Long in duration. Swaying chandeliers and vases. The whole family crawled under table for cover after we grabbed the cell phone first. Scary.

Witness location : Archanes (Greece) (152 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Very strong !!! We don't usually feel earthquakes here ...

Witness location : Nea Alikarnassos (Greece) (154 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Strong enough! !

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (155 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Αρκετάα δυνατόςόςοςσ σε έενταση και διάαρκεια

Witness location : (Greece) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Rather short,  thought it was a pre - quake

Witness location : (Greece) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

About 20 seconds long,well felt,without damages

Witness location : (Greece) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Lasted between 15 and 20 seconds.

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 70 min

Like in a boat for 40 sec!!

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Very strong shaking with duration greater than 20 seconds, becoming stronger after first 10 seconds. It was scary.

Witness location : Heraklion (Greece) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Long duration

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Really felt this one. Long duration, light fixtures swinging, We are on 4th floor, Tria Peffka, Heraklion.

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Very strong !

Witness location : (Greece) (157 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Quite long, swaying motion. Felt like two or three waves. We are on a second floor. Things shaking in a rocking motion. Scary.

Witness location : Gazi (Greece) (162 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1442 min

I saw the table and the chairs sliding, the walls were slightly "dancing" left and right.. I live on the 2nd floor

Witness location : Agios Georgios Methistis (Greece) (164 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Very strong at Heraklion. About 25 sec.

Witness location : Perissa (Greece) (191 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Long time

Witness location : (Greece) (201 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

We weren't really sure if it was an earthquake until we saw the lamp moving. There were 2 seismic movements within a pause of approximently 4 seconds between them. We live in a second floor apartment.

Witness location : Rodos (Greece) (201 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

I was shaked for 2 sec

Witness location : Rodos (Greece) (202 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Στην Ρόδο ήταν μεν λίγο σιγανός αλλά διαρκή σε πολύ ώρα

Witness location : Kos (Greece) (210 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Κουνήθηκαν τα φώτα εδω στην Κω

Witness location : Marmaris (Turkey) (238 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 124 min

Felt while laying down on my bed.

Witness location : Marmaris (Turkey) (242 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

My settee vibrated and swayed for about ten seconds. The ceiling lights swayed a little

Witness location : Chania (Greece) (260 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

We felt slghtly the earthquake in Chania as well

Witness location : Göcek (Turkey) (272 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Strong feel on the Gocek city

Witness location : (Greece) (419 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Slight shaking nothing evdient, saw lights moving but not that long in duration, @ 3rd floor

Witness location : (Greece) (577 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Barely noticeable, we saw the oscillation of the lights and understood that it was an earthquake from far away.