Earthquake testimonies

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Witness location : Glarus Süd (Switzerland) (5 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

A sudden explosion upwards. Expierence two minimal jolts ca. 15 - 20 mins. earlier then the 4.7 event. Due to dark and snow storm can not look for foundation damage to home. Thought major availanche was hitting the village.

Witness location : Glarus (Switzerland) (18 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1334 min

I was not theree LOL

Witness location : Schattdorf (Switzerland) (22 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Felt like a big bang. Like something hit the house.

Witness location : Schattdorf (Switzerland) (22 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

Als ob ein Zug ins Haus gefahren ist. Alles hat geschüttelt. Die Katzen waren unruhig

Witness location : Mollis (Switzerland) (23 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Gut spürbar in Mollis für ca. 10 Sekunden

Witness location : Flüelen (Switzerland) (23 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Im 3. Stock, das ganze Haus ruckartig geschoben, wie superheftige Föhnböe, alles knackst und rüttelt zurück zur Ruhe.

Witness location : Ibach SZ (Switzerland) (25 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Just felt earthquake in Schwyz

Witness location : (Switzerland) (29 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

The house shook a lot

Witness location : Reichenburg (Switzerland) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt like something hit the building

Witness location : Siebnen (Switzerland) (30 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 344 min

Short (3-4 sec), but strong shake. Feel like very strong wind.

Witness location : Lachen (Switzerland) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Like a shockwave

Witness location : Lachen (Switzerland) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Rumble
Wave like feeling. 
Fireplace in metal making noise.
Tv shaking
Maybe less than 3 seconds

Witness location : Lachen (Switzerland) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

We are on the 4th floor of an apartment building. First there was a small shake. Then 1 second later there was a 3-4 second strong shake. Kids in the bunk bed felt it strongly. I was sitting down but could feel being shook about. I could see and feel the whole apartment was moving sideways. The balcony glass panels shook loudly. Very scary!

Witness location : Altendorf (Switzerland) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 67 min

On third floor of an apartment block, and whole building shook for several seconds.

Witness location : Goldau (Switzerland) (33 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

2 seconds of shelves shaking....

Witness location : Oberarth (Switzerland) (34 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Es war kurz und heftig...

Witness location : Unterägeri (Switzerland) (35 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

House moved side to side once Unterageri

Witness location : Arth (Switzerland) (35 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

I was sit on the couch and then i felt it

Witness location : Arth (Switzerland) (35 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

I felt it!

Witness location : Unterägeri (Switzerland) (35 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 130 min

No noise at all

Witness location : Wollerau (Switzerland) (35 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Quite unusual for Switzerland... Felt like something hit the house. Painting fell of the wall on first impact.

Witness location : Rapperswil-Jona (Switzerland) (36 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Felt strong and about 3 to 4 seconds long

Witness location : Richterswil (Switzerland) (37 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

It felt like a sudden short burst of movement and stopped

Witness location : Richterswil (Switzerland) (37 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 174 min

Die Gläser auf dem Tisch haben kurz vibriert.

Witness location : Richterswil (Switzerland) (37 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Walls shaking

Witness location : Wädenswil (Switzerland) (39 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Was sitting on a chair at computer when felt little movements and huge cabinet behind me rattling. Also glasses in the kitchen made rattling noise.

Witness location : Zug (Switzerland) (41 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Felt two waves, while laying on my bed. First one was not as strong as the second one

Witness location : Wald (Switzerland) (41 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Scared me enought to put pyjamas in my kids just in case...

Witness location : Dürnten (Switzerland) (41 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

just felt my first earthquake. my bed just started shaking for a few seconds.

Witness location : Zug (Switzerland) (43 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

Side to side swaying

Witness location : Stans (Switzerland) (43 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Short Push, like something hitting the building. 
Stoss von zwei Sekunden, Sofa hat kurz gewackelt. Als hätte etwas das Gebäude getroffen.

Witness location : Stansstad (Switzerland) (46 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 79 min

Hatte das Gefühl die Wand vibriert!

Witness location : Chur (Switzerland) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Chur/GR - Spürbare horizontale Erschütterung, ca. 5 -7 Sekunden

Witness location : Chur (Switzerland) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Felt like i have to leave the house quite soon. Heavy rumbles

Witness location : Chur (Switzerland) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

i thought first it was a truck driving by

Witness location : Horgen (Switzerland) (47 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Few seconds of shaking. Not strong

Witness location : Horgen (Switzerland) (47 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Clear but minor earthquake shaking in 3 storey building.

Witness location : Ennetmoos (Switzerland) (47 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Leichtes rütteln

Witness location : Bertschikon (Switzerland) (47 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Our cabinets made a craking noise

Witness location : Airolo (Switzerland) (49 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Quick but hard "woom"

Witness location : Lucerne (Switzerland) (49 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

I was sitting at the dinner table and tjought my husband was shaing my chair 5-6 shakes.

Witness location : Lucerne (Switzerland) (50 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Scary.. but fortunately just a few seconds of shaking.

Witness location : Lucerne (Switzerland) (50 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 159 min

House shaked a lot

Witness location : Alpnach (Switzerland) (50 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Sofa hat kurz gewackelt

Witness location : Uster (Switzerland) (51 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

It was definitely noticable, the windows and the glasses on the table were shaking. My cat was getting recive seconds before the earthquake!

Witness location : Kriens (Switzerland) (51 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

Scossone durato qualche secondo.

Witness location : Uster (Switzerland) (51 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

One hit

Witness location : Uster (Switzerland) (51 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Es hat in 3.Stock spürbar gerumpelt

Witness location : Pfäffikon (Switzerland) (52 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Short, mild shake, hardly noticeable.

Witness location : Adliswil (Switzerland) (55 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Lightly shaking. Magnitude 2.5 or on the vibro Meter III. Shiltal.

Witness location : Bonstetten (Switzerland) (57 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Short shake of my desk. Could not explain the movement until I read this in the paper!

Witness location : Zürich (Switzerland) (58 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt mild shaking in Zurich, immediately suspected it was an earthquake.

Witness location : Zürich (Switzerland) (58 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

ase knorzet hets im Dach.

Witness location : Dübendorf (Switzerland) (59 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Felt nothing. Just heared a bang like someone closed a door with force, only much louder.

Witness location : Zürich (Switzerland) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Felt it at 9:12 pm local time

Witness location : Zürich (Switzerland) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Pretty mild

Witness location : Zürich (Switzerland) (61 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Tower was shaking

Witness location : Zürich (Switzerland) (61 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Very slight shaking...

Witness location : Wil (Switzerland) (62 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Slight movement of the bed for 2-3 seconds

Witness location : Zürich (Switzerland) (63 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

9.12 pm grumbling sound and shaking in 5th floor in Zurich Oerlikon

Witness location : Aesch (Switzerland) (65 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Some 3 seconds of soft shakings

Witness location : Winterthur (Switzerland) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Short, strong impulse

Witness location : Matzingen (Switzerland) (68 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Just a Light shudder in the house

Witness location : Lodrino (Switzerland) (68 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Breve scossa di circa 3 secondi avvertita chiaramente in un palazzo al 2° piano

Witness location : Winterthur (Switzerland) (69 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Sehr kurz aber spürbar leicht

Witness location : Embrach (Switzerland) (71 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

Meine beiden Bildschirme habe für etwa 2-3 sek gewackelt

Witness location : Bludenz (Austria) (72 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 64 min

Myself and my husband just looked at each in shock as we were on the sofa it felt like a running earthquake!

Witness location : Prosto (Italy) (75 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Felt the couch moving a bit

Witness location : Fislisbach (Switzerland) (76 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Quick bang - like something hitting the floor

Witness location : Vogorno (Switzerland) (77 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Sentito chiaramente dal letto per qualche secondo

Witness location : Gordevio (Switzerland) (77 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Ici a Gordevio vallemaggia je n'ai rien ressentit. Mais a Gordola il a ete legerement ressentit. A losone aussi les verres se percutaient les uns contre les autres

Witness location : Bellinzona (Switzerland) (78 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Uno dei pochi che ho sentito. Reazione praticamente nulla!!!!

Witness location : Ennetbaden (Switzerland) (79 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 188 min

nix gspürt

Witness location : Bellinzona (Switzerland) (79 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Sentita abb. Forte... nessun danno

Witness location : Ossingen (Switzerland) (80 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

exactly and 21:12

Witness location : Bellinzona (Switzerland) (80 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Moved my barcart! 😕  Lasted around 4 secs.

Witness location : Brione sopra Minusio (Switzerland) (81 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Starkes Rütteln des Bettes und der Kästen (Tessin Brione s Minusio)

Witness location : Gordola (Switzerland) (81 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Sentito per 2 secondi, le finestre hanno vibrato

Witness location : Gebenstorf (Switzerland) (82 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Sofa shaked remarkably, also large glass window walls and the wall made a noise.

Witness location : Cugnasco (Switzerland) (82 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Ero seduto tranquillamente in sala quando ho sentito una vibrazione ho pensato subito un terremoto adesso la conferma

Witness location : Giubiasco (Switzerland) (82 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Sentito il terremoto in quel di Giubiasco.

Witness location : Gebenstorf (Switzerland) (83 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Abbiamo sentito il terremoto Ale 21.12 in Argovia baden ch

Witness location : Locarno (Switzerland) (83 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Il mio divano scalciava

Witness location : Wil (Switzerland) (84 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Heftig und kurz, die Balken haben geknackt.

Witness location : Oberentfelden (Switzerland) (84 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

I was lying on the bed in ground floor when I noticed the bed moving a bit. Another person in living room noticed flowers moving.

Witness location : Dornbirn (Austria) (84 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

A little shaking and the closet made weird sounds. Nothing bad ...

Witness location : Schinznach-Dorf (Switzerland) (84 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Leichtes rütteln

Witness location : Brugg (Switzerland) (84 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

On a juste senti une bonne secousse et un bruit d'explosion très sourd. Sensation très spéciale, mais intéressante.

Witness location : Ascona (Switzerland) (84 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Ascona, TI. Non si è sentito nulla

Witness location : Gambarogno (Switzerland) (87 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 71 min

Paura!!!!

Witness location : Konstanz (Germany) (87 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

A short shake as if someone (like a car) hit the house. Konstanz / Germany

Witness location : Langenargen (Germany) (90 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

I was on my bed in a quiet room and felt a sudden vibration, the earthquake felt very light. I also heard my slightly opened window shaking.

Witness location : Beringen (Switzerland) (91 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

out of a sudden my bed shaked a little bit

Witness location : Eriskirch (Germany) (92 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

I was sitting on my couch when suddenly I felt a shaking. My plants (palms) in the room were shaking too. I live on the 9th floor. There was no wind outside.

Witness location : Olten (Switzerland) (92 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

building was shaking for a few seconds

Witness location : Radolfzell am Bodensee (Germany) (93 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Eben gerade vor anderthalb Minuten hat in Radolfzell Bürostuhl gewackelt auf dem ich sass

Witness location : Radolfzell (Germany) (93 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Bed moved, as if heavy train was passing by and had made the house tremble

Witness location : Friedrichshafen (Germany) (93 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Sitting on my sofa, it trembled for some two seconds.

Witness location : Egg (Austria) (93 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Hörbares Knacken im 2. Obergeschoss eines modernen Holzhauses. Stuhl hat gewackelt. Schnur von Rollo sichbar geschwankt

Witness location : Waldshut-Tiengen (Germany) (95 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 196 min

nix gspürt

Witness location : Thayngen (Switzerland) (95 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

like a wave from west to north

Witness location : Origlio (Switzerland) (95 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Breve scossone unico

Witness location : Schröcken (Austria) (96 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Small shake, less than 1 second long

Witness location : Lugano (Switzerland) (100 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

The couch moved around a bit

Witness location : Lugano (Switzerland) (101 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Tremava la sedia e ho visto le frange della mia lampada a piede muoversi per una ventina di secondi dopo questo movimento . Come qualcuno che mi muovesse la sedia su cui stavo

Witness location : Thun (Switzerland) (101 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

i live in an old house... the whole house was shaking for about 1-2seconds...

Witness location : (Switzerland) (101 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

The whole house shook.

Witness location : Bargen (Switzerland) (101 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 84 min

I heard a roar for a few seconds, probably due to the wooden of the house

Witness location : Oensingen (Switzerland) (101 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Short, strong impulse

Witness location : (Italy) (102 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Sentito chiaramente il movimento dal divano

Witness location : Kirchberg (Switzerland) (104 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Starke aufwärts Bewegung. Lautes knacken in Wänden und Sichtbalken vom Dach. Wackeln mehrere Sekunden spürbar.
Keine Schäden sichtbar.

Witness location : (Italy) (108 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Ha scricchiolato il pavimento in parquet

Witness location : Allmendingen (Switzerland) (108 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 108 min

My chair was shaking a little bit, only very short

Witness location : Bolligen (Switzerland) (109 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Noticeable for a few seconds. Bed was shaking / vibrating.

Witness location : Rheinfelden (Switzerland) (112 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

My bed was vibrating for a few seconds. Thought at first, a heavy truck is passing near by...

Witness location : Bern (Switzerland) (113 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

One to two shakes. Couch was shaking softly and the television too.

Witness location : Bern (Switzerland) (113 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

The bed was shaking.

Witness location : Bern (Switzerland) (113 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

La porte d'un buffet s'est ouverte

Witness location : Bern (Switzerland) (114 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 131 min

I was stoned. Did not notice

Witness location : Bern (Switzerland) (114 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 132 min

Ich bin gerade am blazen. Hab nichts gemerkt

Witness location : Rheinfelden (Baden) (Germany) (115 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Bett hat ca. 3 sek. gewackelt...wurde nicht von allen im Raum bemerkt...

Witness location : Mendrisio (Switzerland) (116 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Percepito in modo importante al secondo piano.

Witness location : Rheinfelden (Baden) (Germany) (116 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I felt a little moving and rumpelingThe dishes rattlet a little

Witness location : Grenzach-Wyhlen (Germany) (120 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Das Bett hat gewackelt und der Hund hat geknurrt.The Bed was shaking a little and the dog was growling.

Witness location : Cavallasca (Italy) (122 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Como , sentito muovere cancelletto esterno più tavolo

Witness location : Como (Italy) (122 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Avvertito in modo molto leggero ad un piano alto a Como

Witness location : Basel (Switzerland) (123 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

chair was shaking, wave went thru the house

Witness location : Titisee-Neustadt (Germany) (126 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Spürbar in Titisee

Witness location : Titisee-Neustadt (Germany) (126 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Spürbar in Titisee Schwarzwald

Witness location : (Switzerland) (126 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 186 min

Thought at first someone is moving the couch, but saw my plants waving. Then I realized that the whole building was swaying. The wave effect was gone after a few seconds

Witness location : Sierre (Switzerland) (126 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 123 min

Ressenti comme une explosition contre les avalanches et ça a un peu vibré

Witness location : Leymen (France) (128 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

My wife felt it but I didn't. She said she heard the beams in our house crackle slightly.

Witness location : Arona (Italy) (132 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Avvertita leggerissima scossa quasi impercettibile

Witness location : (Switzerland) (137 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Oscillations of bed

Witness location : Givisiez (Switzerland) (138 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Ressentis à Fribourg

Witness location : Courgevaux (Switzerland) (139 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Not felt.

Witness location : Weilen (Germany) (143 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 128 min

Light shaking

Witness location : Weilen (Germany) (143 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 130 min

Dog barked and was nervous! Things in my bedroom shake lightly

Witness location : Gorle (Italy) (146 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Non l'ho sentito

Witness location : Vimercate (Italy) (148 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

A mild short shaking

Witness location : Denzlingen (Germany) (150 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Leichtes zittern gespürt.

Witness location : Cinisello Balsamo (Italy) (152 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Sentito il divano vibrare

Witness location : Neuchâtel (Switzerland) (153 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Sitting on the sofa, watching TV...  Both of us felt the earthquake.

Witness location : Chamoson (Switzerland) (153 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Entendu une sorte de petite explosion, on a pensé a un déclenchement d'avalanche...

Witness location : Milano (Italy) (159 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Leggerissimo a Milano al 6 piano

Witness location : La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) (162 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Très bien ressenti sur mon canapé durant 10 secondes.

Witness location : Milan (Italy) (162 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Kronleuchterelemente haben sich leicht bewegt,grosser Flachbildschirm-TV vibriert.

Witness location : Corsico (Italy) (165 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 247 min

Avvertita a tavola. 4 piano

Witness location : Saint-Gingolph (Switzerland) (171 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 683 min

vibration ressentie légère & courte.

Witness location : Cascina Perseghetto (Italy) (172 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt my hospital bed shaking for approximately 5 seconds. Another person sitting with me felt the same tremor. Location: Town of Rozzano, Milan Italy

Witness location : Opera (Italy) (172 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Lampadario ondeggia un poco

Witness location : Belfort (France) (176 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

Légères vibrations vers 21h15.
La table s'est mise à bouger ainsi que les luminaires.

Witness location : Lahr (Germany) (177 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 86 min

Leichtes wackeln, wie eine Welle auf dem Boden zu spüren gewesen.

Witness location : Lausanne (Switzerland) (181 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Légère vibration ressentie

Witness location : Reutlingen (Germany) (185 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 130 min

Alles ruhig

Witness location : Innsbruck (Austria) (192 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Laying in bed in hotel with wife at 21:14 approx felt as if the bed was being shook similar to feeling of someone shaking their legs in bed and the mattress shifting. Enough to make us get out of bed and check how stable the bed was. The bed is totally solid and could not be moved by hand