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Witness location : Roses (Spain) (2 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

Nous sommes a Roses , nous avons ressentis une forte secousse . Nous sommes dans un immeuble de 2 étages plus les garages , notre appartement et au dernier etage , tous a trembler . Et nous avons eu après des plus petites secousses , il y en a eu une cela fait moins de 10 Min. Nous regardons en ce moment le canal 324 , canal d 'info catalans , il dit tremblement de terre de 3,9 ressentis dans presque toutes la Catalogne , épicentre situer devant la Costa de Roses .

Witness location : Roses (Spain) (2 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 78 min

nous habitons a Roses Espagne, nous étions au lit et une longue vibration ainsi qu un grondement de plusieurs secondes nous on réveiller, il semble que s en ai suivi de plusieurs boom dans le sol plus lointain après.

Witness location : Roses (Spain) (3 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Like a single violent explosion, house rose and fell. Several aftershocks, distant "booms".

Witness location : Roses (Spain) (3 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Woke up to a crashing roar that vibrated down the mountainside and shook the house pretty violently. It was so sudden and strong that we thought there was an explosion or avalanche somewhere... A few loud aftershocks were heard in the distance for a few minutes following.

Witness location : Roses (Spain) (3 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

Shaking of the hotel. Sounded like an explosion.

Witness location : Roses (Spain) (3 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 375 min

Woken 1.45am by house shaking, in hills above Roses centre. Loud grumbling sound like thunder. Difficult to say duration, maybe one minute. House not damaged. Very frightening. So unexpected. Was in LA earthquake in 1994 so knew immediately what was happening.

Witness location : Empuriabrava (Spain) (5 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

About 10 seconds. Rolling roar, short amplitude oscillations. Building shaking. Birds noisy immediately afterwards.

Witness location : Empuriabrava (Spain) (5 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

This was my first one ever. ...still a bit scared. The house shook significantly for some seconds. And there was some loud mumbling like a big train passing by. As far as I can see yet, it didn't cause any damage near by and electricity is still there. ...but I'm not sure if I can get any sleep tonight.

Witness location : El Port de la Selva (Spain) (11 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6926 min

Wake up by loud scary thunder, and then also a short heavy shake. In the days after now and then also hearing the same but not so loud thunder sound. Whas very scary to be waked by this in the middle of the night.

Witness location : Torroella de Montgrí (Spain) (15 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

M'a réveillé

Witness location : L'Escala (Spain) (15 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

We felt like the room moved sideways for about 20 seconds, a bit scary and definitely noticeable!

Witness location : Figueres (Spain) (19 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

It takes more or less 5 seconds. I was on a 7th floor building on stage 7. The door was moving, also the window and I was on the sofa and suddenly I felt like if someone was hitting it and it moved. The feeling was like a a hit of a huge wind called tramontana that we have here and sometimes it's 120 km/h.

Witness location : Figueres (Spain) (19 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1628 min

I was drinking a gin tonic watching TV and suddenly I felt my flat starts to move during 6 or 7 seconds aproximately

Witness location : Torroella de Montgrí (Spain) (22 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

A picture fell of our wall and broken.
All the neigbours in the street alsof woke up

Witness location : Torroella de Montgrí (Spain) (23 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 156 min

Relevant shake of the whole house for around 3seconds accompanied by Relevant teluric noise.

Witness location : Banyuls-sur-Mer (France) (26 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Faibles vibrations pendant 10 secondes

Witness location : Banyuls-sur-Mer (France) (26 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Je l'ai ressenti ça m'a réveillé et j'ai réveillé ma femme

Witness location : Collioure (France) (33 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

The quake shook me awake. Definitely.  And I heard booms to but about 15 minutes afterwards. What causes that? Is there any chance of tidal waves?

Witness location : Madremanya (Spain) (33 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 107 min

Its usually very quiet here and all of a sudden there was a noise and a trembling of the medieval house I am in as if a giant was shaking it. It took me a while before I was aware of the origin of this strange and scary happening.

Witness location : Celrà (Spain) (34 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 518 min

The house walls tembled for few seconds

Witness location : Banyoles (Spain) (36 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

The sound of the walls was very scary (sorry my english)

Witness location : Argelès-sur-Mer (France) (36 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Nous étions au lit ça nous a réveillé toute le maison vibrait et il y avait un son sourd comme un infrabasse

Witness location : Girona (Spain) (43 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Was 2 times in a few seconds

Witness location : Santa Cristina d'Aro (Spain) (50 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 354 min

I was sleeping and suddently my Bed started to move, and Thaïs wake me up.

Witness location : Perpignan (France) (55 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Risque de récidive immédiat ?

Witness location : Perpignan (France) (55 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Je pense avoir ressenti une légère secousse à 01h30, rien de vraiment important. Cela dit, j'ai à plusieurs reprise ces deux derniers mois entendu le grondement presque imperceptible de la terre, avec une réelle impression d'activité sysmique importante en ce moment dans ma région (Pyrénées Orientales).

Witness location : Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (France) (61 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Une petite frayeur qui a durée une vingtaine de seconde du voter de st Laurent de la salanque 66250

Witness location : Tossa de Mar (Spain) (61 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

I woke up and felt the building swaying a bit.

Witness location : Mataró (Spain) (98 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 587 min

Estaba durmiendo y parecía que alguien estaba balanceando mi cama mientras dormía.

Witness location : Alella DO (Spain) (111 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Actually for some 20 seconds one of the walls was shaken and feeling wasn't that exciting. Dog was starting at the wall without barking. We are kind of far from epicenter but the wave reached us hmm

Witness location : Barcelona (Spain) (123 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

The building shook once and the bed moved from side to side for two seconds. Then we heard thunder like noises in the distance for a few seconds. The shaking of the building was more severe than minor earthquakes I've experienced in Chile, they were about 3-4.

Witness location : Barcelona (Spain) (124 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Short wave tail effect

Witness location : Barcelona (Spain) (125 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

Three northern Californians visiting Spain and while we didn't break conversation, it was noticeable. Felt like a 3.0 and was surprised at the 4.6. Short shake that didn't last too long - maybe 5 seconds.

Witness location : Barcelona (Spain) (126 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Nada peligroso. Pero se notaba!

Witness location : Sitges (Spain) (160 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Bed shook for a few seconds