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Witness location : Makrygialos (Greece) (39 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 152 min

We sat inside on second Floor, when we heard a sound and a tremble, followed by slow deep moves. It Felt like it lasted for quite some time. Left me shaking inside

Witness location : Agios Stefanos (Greece) (42 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Strong vibrations for about 10 seconds, lampshades swinging. Exciting stuff.

Witness location : Skopi (Greece) (51 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Approximately 15 seconds durationVertical, bouncing movement. Rumbling noise. Think we may have had slight aftershock a couple of minutes later.

Witness location : Ierapetra (Greece) (52 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I was sitting outside of a cafeteria when I felt the tremor.It was strong and lasted

Witness location : Ierapetra (Greece) (52 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Average quake for Europe's Southernmost Town

Witness location : Sfaka (Greece) (53 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 639 min

Just a littel Moving for a few seconds

Witness location : Elounda (Greece) (72 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 416 min

We were on the beach on the sun loungers when the loungers started shaking I looked around as it felt like someone shaking the lounger then I heard other people shouting they had felt it too I then realised it was an earthquake

Witness location : Elounda (Greece) (72 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Sitting in chair, facing East, I was moved left to right , four  or five times.

Witness location : (Greece) (79 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 160 min

 Settee and furniture shaking, and aftershocks seemed to last a while

Witness location : Malia (Greece) (90 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 670 min

My partner and I were lying on sunbeds on the beach in front of the Cretan Malia Park Hotel. We each, independently of each other, thought that someone had shaken our bed to attract our attention but when we shared our experience with each other we realised that (maybe) we had felt a mild earthquake.

Witness location : Gournes (Greece) (106 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Long lasting

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (114 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I was oncall and I felt it!

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (115 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 163 min

Very intense

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (115 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

long lasting and we'll felt!!!

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (116 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 580 min

Very strong earthquake, but it didn't last long.

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (117 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I was in the car that it was stopped and it was going back and forward for a long time!

Witness location : (Greece) (117 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Wow! First earthquake for me. Very slow but strong rocking motion. The walls were slowly rocking..

Witness location : Iraklio (Greece) (118 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Long duration, but fairly mild,

Witness location : (Greece) (119 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Κράτησε πάρα πολύ..

Witness location : Xiropotamos (Greece) (120 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

I don't know if it is a coincidence but we had a power cut all over the area I live in just as the earthquake began. It came back on 10 mins after the original earthquake

Witness location : Gazi (Greece) (120 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Everything was moving and didn't had electricity anymore.

Witness location : Agios Georgios Methistis (Greece) (123 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 95 min

Γλυκός και ευχάριστος!

Witness location : Skafidaras (Greece) (124 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Although we were on the ground floor, it was very strongly felt. The duration of the earthquake was relatively long !!

Witness location : Mires (Greece) (125 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Felt for 1 minute. 100km far from source.

Witness location : Klima (Greece) (138 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

σαν μια μικρή ζάλη

Witness location : Rethimno (Greece) (172 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1465 min

Sunbed rocked from side to side for a few seconds and water in swimming pool had little waves. I felt very small movements in the minutes after. It was my first earthquake experience and I thought it was very exciting.

Witness location : (Greece) (199 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4331 min

Sitting at desk, felt circular motion below feet, everyone in the office felt it, seemed to last a pretty long time... From far away in Santorini!