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Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (3 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Ubavo zatrese vo novo lisice, me razbudi od spienje

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (3 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Jako tresenje

Witness location : Петровец (Macedonia (FYROM)) (4 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

It woke me up sleeping. It was shaking sideways. It seems to have been shaking for 1minute. There was even a sound of shaking. Scary, but it was raining theese few days, and we had raining disaster a month ago where a lot of water flooded a big part of skopje outer subburb.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (4 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 84 min

Short sway, felt on the 4th floor

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (4 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

I was sleeping and out of nowhere I started shaking. At first i thought it was just a dream, but when i saw my chair shaking, it deffinitely was not just a dream.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (5 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

There were 3 earthquakes in a row, the first one was the strongest one. Also before each of them there was a sound.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (5 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

I am still shaking 53 minutes later

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (5 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Се будев и гледам на мобилен 6:67 кога рече бум и бучава па се стресе се околу и траеше некои 20 секунди од почеток до крај, ама не станав од кревет

Witness location : Creshevo (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1115 min

it woke me up.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Woke me up. The closet door were shaking and made noices.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 86 min

Shaking

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

There were two shakes, the first one about 7-8 seconds, and the second about 1-2 seconds. Everyone in the house woke up.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Кратко со јако тресење.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1778 min

I went to bed after watching a movie with alien invasion and when the shaking woke me up I, naturally assuming that, stayed in bed acting dead coz my mind was still in the movie. Nonetheless, my roommate came running asking me if I felt it. It was a relief knowing there is no alien invasion just a strong scary earthquake.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 184 min

Shaking up and down not right to left

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Shakey shakey, no one seems to go out. Some people on the phone say there were two. One 30 sec before the other stronger one.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

☹️☹️☹️☹️

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

Јако тресеше плус седми спрат ефект

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (6 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Already awake when it happened. Strong long shake ( 4th floor in a 15 year old building), I read comments there were two. For me it was like one long.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1887 min

Unbelievable... pls stop !

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

No visible effects. Shaking lasted for about 15 seconds.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

hard shaking

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It woke me up...

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Strong, very strong!

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Three conseqeutal earthquakes. The first was the longest an woke me up.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I was sleeping !!

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

It wake me up. It was long shake.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

7am local time. Felt the room shaking for about 3 seconds. Didn't knock things down but definite movement.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Woke me up...
(What's with the silly drawings)?

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I was in bed and before the shaking there was a sound 😨

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

I just felt an earthquake. I was sleeping, it was Hard one big shake, after 30 sec another one. Scared the shit of our family, everybody is outside, neighbours are outside, no more sleep.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

It last for few seconds, and intensity was big.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I am 47 years old and this was most strong eq that I felt in my life. I am in Skopska Crna Gora, near Skopje.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

I was sleeping

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

I was sleeping and it literally woke me up from my deep sleep, shaking the bed quite hard.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It woke me up and my family from bed. I think that there was not shaking but rather vertical one and also there was a loud sound during the earthquake. No people outsite.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It was very loud. Quite strong shaking. Two small ones within the minute after that.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Always after intense rain we have earthquake :(

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

I was asleep and it woke me up. Lasted atleast 10-15 seconds after i was awake. I have never felt a stronger earthquake in my life as it was really shaking me side to side

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

3-4 seconds shake

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

It was very bad..

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Strong shaking, lasted for 5-7 sec. 2 aftershakes.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Evrybadu wake up. Shake well.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

werry strenge with lot of noises

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

It has a sound like you can hear the shaking.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Very very strong shakeing.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

It woke me up which is unusual since i can not be waked very easy

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Me razbudi

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Very loud and very scary. It woke me up.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

This one that I felt was apart from the shakeing followed by a big explosion sound as well.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Very scary strong and long. It woke me up.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

A MOZNO LI E SEVERNO KOREECOT PAK DA TESTIRA ?

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

It was a strong one, produced an eerie sound as well, it wasn't nice to wake up to, everyone was outside

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

strong earthquake...it woke me up

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

This was so terrible, we woke up and closet in the bedroom was making sounds. There was second one, but shorter.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

it wake up my family

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Ѓoрѓе Ивaнoв теститирa нуклеaрки, ништo стрaшнo,

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

SCARY

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

rather unpleasant experience..

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

No more sleeping for today :))

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

There was a huge flood a month ago at the location of the quake.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

We are from Australia and it woke us up from our sleep, the whole bed was shaking. We were pretty scared but there is no use worrying. Does anyone want to get a coffee later?

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

I was putting my baby to sleep but it woke us instantly. Scary but didn't last long.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

Silno tresenje, ne razbudi... da se nadevame deka nema da ima nov potres.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

The earthquake caught everyone while sleeping it was like 6:50 it lasted 3-4 seconds, also the earthquake was possibly caused by heavyrain there was like 1 week or 2 weeks ago and in the same place where the heavyrain and the flooding was, there was a second earthquake that was heard like the core or the earth being opened again but then closed ! No one is hurt everything is normal all over again :)

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 76 min

I was playing World of Warcraft when suddenly.... 
Internet doesn't work, I bet I got bad reports now.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 77 min

The earthquake was like a wave, horizontal. If it was vertical could it be much more serious damage - tnks God it wasnt.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 97 min

It was scary

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 143 min

Me razbudi od spienje tresese mnogu jako

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 357 min

Sleeping time

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 507 min

hell it was 5.3. at least 6

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2603 min

Short horizontal shake, about 3-4 seconds. There was a sound too. No objects falling. Scary anyway.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8432 min

Tresenje zdravo, me razbudi od spienje.. Se nishashe cela zgrada .. i toj zvuk.... 😨

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It was very short but possibly the strongest I have felt yet. And so far they usually sway, this one rumbled.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Very very strong. First vertical than horizontal

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

That was short, strong and scary shake. It woke me up. :-S

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

It was strong one, laeating like about 5 sec. I felt cycle hoeizonal movement. Fhortly after that i think i hear another one, weaker and shorter.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 65388 min

I was downstairs when suddenly I felt a vibration. It was the very first earthquake I have ever felt, I didn't even know that it was an earthquake until I looked on the internet. Lasted about 3 seconds. Nothing fell

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

One big shake followed by two rumbling sound only,.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Things were falling doen, very strong, woke us up from sleep.. 7am.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

The shaking was short, loud and intense, woke me up but lasted only a few seconds (maybe 5). There was another, shorter earthquake later.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 53 min

I was sleeping and for a moment my mam said:wake up wake up and then i fel 'em!

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I felt it. Strong shakes, lasting about 5 sec.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Very short but like a powerull jolt that woke me up from my sleep. I'm in a mew building os there were no particular sounds coming from the furniture or windows.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

Réveil cauchemardesque à l'aube, première expérience du genre. Heureusement qu'Internet est la pour comprendre et nous rassurer... Aucun dégât ni objet tombé, en rez-de-chaussée, si ce n'est une grosse frayeur.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 108 min

Noise like an explosion, than strong shaking, arround 7 am, local time in Skopje

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

No comments except strong side earthquake doused fear

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

I think it was vertical.  It woke me up!!!  Very strong.  It was very scary!!!  I got so scared about my father and my son, since we all live together.
No damages.  Just fear.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Long shake for about 5 sec. I saw walls how was moving, of course furniture too. Hope around everybody is good. Skopje survived, people was out. No water in the taps😥

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Scary and frightning

Witness location : Radishani (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Very strong and lasted long time

Witness location : Radishani (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 91 min

There were two earth shakings with short pause between. When I saw my phone time it was 7:00. I felt it very strong like I am in the epicentre or very close to it.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Long time.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

I'm on 11th floor.Was sleeping in the bad.The impact that I filled was one short 5-10sec,strong loud aka vertical eathquake without shaking.Minutes after second impact was with low intensity,also with negligible shaking.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 84 min

I am in Macedonia. It was bad

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 118 min

Woke me up. Loud bang and rattling. Kinda short.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Тресеше 2 пати со кратка пауза. Зградата се нишаше во 2 различни правци.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

I shit my pants. Very severe shaking. Woke me out of bed.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

Strong but short, horizontal shaking for about 2 seconds, followed by a loud noise several seconds after the quake, felt as blasting.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

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Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

dva posledovatelni potrasi. Prviot bese bucen i posilen, site se razbudivme od spienje. Poveketo sosedi od zgrada izlegoa nadvor.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It wake me out! It was strong and long one!

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 262 min

It was like a wave. Horizontal earthquake. Couple of minutes after the first hapend another but much weaker quakethen the first one.

Witness location : (Macedonia (FYROM)) (11 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Very strong with a peak in the middle of lasting.

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 303 min

woke us up, shaking vertically

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Felt like the house would fall apart. Strong, but not long lasting.

Witness location : Bardovtsi (Macedonia (FYROM)) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Very Very Very strong

Witness location : Skopje (Macedonia (FYROM)) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Strong but short, horizontal shaking for about 2 seconds, followed by a loud noise several seconds after the quake, felt as blasting.

Witness location : Vratnitsa (Macedonia (FYROM)) (36 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 96 min

Vratnica, 6:58 a.m.. 
It came from the direction of Skopje towards Shar Mountain / Tetovo. 
First rumbling, then shaking. 
Lasted around 5 seconds. / VR-UTD

Witness location : Viti () (38 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 219 min

The earthquake didn't cause any damage here in my country.

Witness location : Veles (Macedonia (FYROM)) (38 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

It was a little bit but it scared the freak out of me

Witness location : Tetovo (Macedonia (FYROM)) (45 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

It was really strong....it moved my bed left-right when I felted. First I hear noise than the shaking....terrible

Witness location : Kamenjane (Macedonia (FYROM)) (48 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

It was very strong and i think it was closer to my Location!

Witness location : Kamenjane (Macedonia (FYROM)) (49 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I was sleeping and felt a sound with a little shake. My family confirmed they felt too!

Witness location : Forino (Macedonia (FYROM)) (50 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

I felt it, short.

Witness location : Gjilan (Kosovo) (52 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

I was in the bad and i hear a litel bit

Witness location : Gostivar (Macedonia (FYROM)) (54 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 91 min

Just felt second earthqualke not sure if it was

Witness location : Gostivar (North Macedonia) (54 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Scared the shit out of me. 😂

Witness location : Ohrid (Macedonia (FYROM)) (115 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 719 min

it woked me up

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (167 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 637 min

Shaken out of bed

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (168 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Hahaha

Witness location : Polje (Montenegro) (199 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 96 min

Also felt it here in Montenegro

Witness location : Prague (Czech Republic) (1054 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

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