Earthquake testimonies

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Witness location : Maturín (Venezuela) (124 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 761 min

It was extensive (40 seconds duration) and powerful. However, minimun damage to house's structures reported so far.

Witness location : (Trinidad and Tobago) (151 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

I was driving and thought that the car broke because it was jumping. Chaguaramas, Trinidad

Witness location : Cedros (Trinidad and Tobago) (151 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1565 min

That was so strong... I knew that we are on the verge to be sunk into the Earth...

Witness location : (Trinidad and Tobago) (157 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1352 min

This was the longest, scariest earthquake I’ve ever experienced. It started with the usual rumbling coming up the hill. When the shaking started it came in waves, each stronger than the last. Lasted at least a full minute.

Witness location : (Trinidad and Tobago) (159 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

Very scary!

Witness location : (Trinidad and Tobago) (160 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Worst ever

Witness location : Diego Martin (Trinidad and Tobago) (160 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2186 min

We definitely dropped to the floor for cover. It was a long one with increase intensity too.

Witness location : Petit Valley (Trinidad and Tobago) (160 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Unbelievably long and strong quake. Worst I ever felt. Must have lasted about 2 minutes

Witness location : Cameron (Trinidad and Tobago) (161 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

He'll of a shake. The house and car rocked for 20sec or more.

Witness location : Diego Martin (Trinidad and Tobago) (161 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 783 min

At about 5:30 pm on August 21st. We are located on the first floor of a four story apartment building

Witness location : Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) (163 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Longest and hardest ever felt

Witness location : Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) (167 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5560 min

It is the first time in my life I felt an earthquake that lasted so long. It lasted 90 seconds

Witness location : Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) (167 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 129 min

Things thrown off shelves - glass smashing and it went on for a few minutes

Witness location : (Trinidad and Tobago) (171 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Terrifying!

Witness location : San Juan (Trinidad and Tobago) (172 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 986 min

Very strong , very long.

Witness location : (Trinidad and Tobago) (173 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4703 min

Have anyone ever noticed that when the sky turns bright reddish orange as the sun is setting that an earthquake of a significant magnitude takes place. I do.

Witness location : Couva (Trinidad and Tobago) (175 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 160 min

I thought it was a tremor st first. It progressed and it is the longest and strongest I ever felt. I was screaming.

Witness location : Couva (Trinidad and Tobago) (175 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

I thought it was a tremor st first. It progressed and it is the longest and strongest I ever felt. I was screaming.

Witness location : (Trinidad and Tobago) (179 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Scary and lasted over a minute.

Witness location : San Fernando (Trinidad and Tobago) (181 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

It was very powerful real.scary first time i felt it so powerful

Witness location : Monkey Town (Trinidad and Tobago) (187 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Tgat was scary

Witness location : Barrackpore (Trinidad and Tobago) (188 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

I have never felt anything like that in my entire life. Felt like it lasted for about 3-5 minutes.

Witness location : Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) (190 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

It was long

Witness location : True Blue (Grenada) (192 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Longest I have ever felt in Grenada

Witness location : Lance aux Epines (Grenada) (193 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

The shaking seemed to last at least 1 minute, potentially 2 min in duration.

Witness location : Barcelona (Venezuela) (195 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 76 min

Horrible!

Witness location : Barcelona (Venezuela) (195 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

En bna estado Anzoátegui, se sintió muy fuerte

Witness location : Morne Jaloux Ridge (Grenada) (197 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4568 min

This happened in grenada was very strong.

Witness location : Saint George's (Grenada) (198 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

St. George's Grenada

Witness location : (Grenada) (202 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

It was heavy. Our water tank was shaking.

Witness location : Sangre Grande (Trinidad and Tobago) (208 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 815 min

Ver very strong in sangre grande Trinidad and Tobago. Bed was shaking, chandelier tv and everything in the house. Some people was screaming and panicking.

Witness location : Puerto Píritu (Venezuela) (233 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 74 min

It’s was hard

Witness location : Bon Accord (Trinidad and Tobago) (243 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

On Tobago, doors rattling windows warping. I outside in garden and started feeling dizzy when I realised what it was.

Witness location : El Tigre (Venezuela) (249 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 170 min

Lo que más me impresionó fue el zumbido de la tierra 3 segundos antes q empezará el movimiento

Witness location : El Tigre (Venezuela) (249 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4243 min

Paso muy fuerte

Witness location : Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) (299 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 168 min

Vivo en Ciudad Bolívar Venezuela muy fuerte

Witness location : Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) (299 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 378 min

Súper loquis.

Witness location : Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) (328 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Felt a slight tremor. Things rattled in the kitchen. Neighbors all noticed we had a tremor

Witness location : Buccament (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) (328 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 220 min

Was rather heavy. Went outside after it continued

Witness location : (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) (329 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Felt in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Shaking was heavy.

Witness location : Oropeza Castillo (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)) (394 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4053 min

Caracas. Venezuela

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (415 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 133 min

Se sintio fuerte y su duracion larga.

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (416 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 143 min

Se sintió en la ciudad de Caracas entre moderado y fuerte. Lo que más sorprendió fue la duración del sismo.

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (418 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 269 min

Suave pero largo en tiempo

Witness location : Castries (Saint Lucia) (418 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Was pretty long time...1 min...2 min..

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (419 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

Se sintió muy fuerte en Caracas

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (420 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Fuerte sacudida caracas

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (420 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 82 min

Me encontraba en una plaza pública y se sintió muy fuerte

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (420 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Long, doors and windows moved

Witness location : Caraballeda (Venezuela) (420 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 58 min

I'm feel like was a long time more More Than 30,seconds

Witness location : (Venezuela) (421 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

Was not so strong but long. Everybody went down yo te front of the building.

Witness location : Castries (Saint Lucia) (422 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

It was a long one...about 15 minutes.

Witness location : (Saint Lucia) (422 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Lasted for several minutes

Witness location : (Venezuela) (422 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 57 min

It Felt like it lasted a long time. The strongest I have felt an earthquake since 1967 ...

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (423 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

I was sitting on my couch and felt moving from side to side. Got dizzy and asked my wife and felt the same so we realized It was an earthquake.

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (423 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

En Caracas zonas de Chacaito, Sabana Grande, Avenida Andres Bello

Witness location : Grande Rivière (Saint Lucia) (425 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

I felt the house rocking and it grew steadily worse.  It rocked consistently for at least a full minute.

Witness location : Catedral (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)) (426 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

it was long enough to feel the windows moving and run out of my house and everything kept moving for some seconds more.

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (426 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Notorio

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (426 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Terrific!

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (428 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1096 min

Nunca antes visto

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (428 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 140 min

Temblor con mucha duración en Caracas

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (428 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Duro mucho

Witness location : Caracas (Venezuela) (429 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

VERY strong and for like 15 seconds or more

Witness location : San Antonio de Los Altos (Venezuela) (433 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 103 min

No tan fuerte pero largo; en mi apto no se cayo ni rompió nada pero si se movieron las lámparas y los muebles.

Witness location : Carrizal (Venezuela) (436 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Vibraron las ventanas se sintio fuerte al aire libreSan antonio de los altos

Witness location : Bridgetown (Barbados) (453 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

4-5 secs in Barbados

Witness location : Christ Church (Barbados) (454 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Heard drapes moving n then felt bed gently moving. It was very very gentle. But I felt it. Christ church Barbados.

Witness location : Oistins (Barbados) (456 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Felt the furniture moving.

Witness location : Oistins (Barbados) (457 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 137 min

Felt the floor moving under feet

Witness location : (Barbados) (459 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Small tremors

Witness location : San Sebastián (Venezuela) (464 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

En San Sebastián un pueblo en el Sur de Aragua se sintió pero sin daños.

Witness location : Sainte-Luce (Martinique) (466 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 322 min

Tremblement du transat sur lequel je lisais.

Witness location : Belair (Barbados) (467 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Just 2 rocking motions

Witness location : Les Trois-Îlets (Martinique) (469 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 94 min

Ressenti à Ducos en Martinique de manière légère

Witness location : Sainte-Luce (Martinique) (470 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Relativement long et avec peu de ressentiAlerté par un bruit sourd et pendant un temps relativement long

Witness location : Harrismith (Barbados) (470 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Slight shaking in Barbados.

Witness location : Le Marin (Martinique) (471 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Lent et long sans dégâts.

Witness location : Le Marin (Martinique) (471 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Très léger

Witness location : Rivière-Salée (Martinique) (473 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Légère en intensité

Witness location : Schoelcher (Martinique) (474 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Ressenti à Schoelcher 97233

Witness location : Fort-de-France (Martinique) (474 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Martinique - Séisme de faible intensité mais long.De faible intensité mais assez long.

Witness location : Fort-de-France Bay (Martinique) (475 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

This was long and strong...

Witness location : Fort-de-France Bay (Martinique) (475 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Léger mais long

Witness location : Fort-de-France (Martinique) (475 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Secousse brève mais puissante

Witness location : Fort-de-France (Martinique) (475 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Moi aussi en Martinique

Witness location : Schœlcher (Martinique) (476 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

sa a duré environ 30 seconde

Witness location : Schœlcher (Martinique) (476 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

très long

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (476 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Assis autour dune table qui a bougé pdt 5 sec.

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (476 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Au bureau, j’ai ressenti une longue secousse mais légère

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (477 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 72 min

Beaucoup de gens l'ont ressenti a la Martinique French west indies à St Joseph par exemple ! Everything moved in the living room !

Witness location : Fort-de-France (Martinique) (477 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Pas très forte, mais plutôt longue, une bonne minute.

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (477 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Légères secousses ressenties à l’intérieur de bâtiment

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (477 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Ressenti au Lamentin en Martinique. Oscillation des objets.

Witness location : La Victoria (Venezuela) (477 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Se sintio leve.

Witness location : Fort-de-France (Martinique) (478 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Très fort et surtout très long...

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (478 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 229 min

Au centre commercial de place d'armes

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (478 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Légères secousses pendant facilement 30secondes...

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (479 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

J'ai ressenti une secousse courte mais intense

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (479 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 151 min

Surprenant....

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (479 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Très léger

Witness location : Le Lamentin (Martinique) (480 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Long

Witness location : (Martinique) (480 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 168 min

Bien senti pendant plus d’une minute

Witness location : (Martinique) (480 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

On a vraiment ressenti la secousse.On pouvait clairement voir les voitures en stationnement bouger.

Witness location : (Martinique) (482 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt in Martinique (French West Indies).

Witness location : (Martinique) (484 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Assise sur le canapé j ai senti un fort tremblement durant quelques secondes

Witness location : Le Robert (Martinique) (486 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Was taking a nap and felt the bed shaking a little. Got out of bed and could hear tin roof vibrating.

Witness location : La Trinité (Martinique) (492 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

La voiture à l'arrêt a beaucoup bougé.

Witness location : La Trinité (Martinique) (493 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

A Trinité en Martinique, la table a vibré légèrement ainsi que le sol et l'eau dans la bouteille. .. La vibration à été courte...

Witness location : Le Lorrain (Martinique) (497 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

En Martinique vers 17h30

Witness location : Villa de Cura (Venezuela) (497 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3260 min

Bird get wild

Witness location : Maracay (Venezuela) (506 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 73 min

Mi zona solo se movio, pero se sintio en todos lados

Witness location : Potrerito (Venezuela) (531 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Se sintió en dos partes con una duración de unos 10 segundos en total...

Witness location : Valencia (Venezuela) (549 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 141 min

Valencia Venezuela fue muy fuerte y largo

Witness location : Valencia (Venezuela) (549 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1589 min

Fue leve pero duró más q un minuto

Witness location : Tinaquillo (Venezuela) (587 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 71 min

Se movio la silla y sonaron los vidrios. Duro como 1 minuto

Witness location : (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)) (691 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Se sintió rápido y débil, como si fuese el bamboleo de una ola

Witness location : Georgetown (Guyana) (692 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

The place shook for about 3 minutes

Witness location : Georgetown (Guyana) (692 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Tremor felt at around 17:45 hrs...somewhat scary because Guyana is not used to such experiences...it was heavier than normal tremors and lasted for approximately 3 minutes...

Witness location : Georgetown (Guyana) (693 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Came suddenly and increased in intensity..was in my room studying and my lamp and shelf started to shake..it was felt by everyone..lasted for 3 minutes

Witness location : Georgetown (Guyana) (693 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 159 min

It just lasted for about two minutes and then it was over

Witness location : Georgetown (Guyana) (693 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

There was small waves in the ocean not far from the Kingston sea walls

Witness location : Georgetown (Guyana) (693 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Very long

Witness location : Oranjestad (Aruba) (786 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 64 min

Thought my car was broken

Witness location : New Amsterdam (Guyana) (787 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

It was the longest and hardest I felt In over 30 years in Guyana.

Witness location : Mérida (Venezuela) (923 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Sismo largo y movido

Witness location : Maracaibo (Venezuela) (942 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Fuerte temblor en Maracaibo

Witness location : Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French Guiana) (1152 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Ressenti a st Laurent en guyane

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1384 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Movimiento telúrico duro sentido en Bogotá

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1386 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Largo pero suave

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1387 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Feel quiet strong in Bogota. And it was quiet long. More than 60sec.

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1388 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

Se sintió fuerte en 3er piso en Bogotá, fue largo, los árboles se mecían fuerte y los pájaros volaron en grupo.

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1388 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3681 min

Felt soft, the lamps moved

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1389 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Dos remezones fuertes en bogota

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1389 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

En bogota largo y fuerte

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1391 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

18 floor on Bogotá Colombia.

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1392 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Aunque veo que el epicentro dice Venezuela, yo me encuentro en Bogotá

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1392 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Fuerte en Bogotá cerca a unilago

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1393 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 88 min

Estoy trabajando, lo sentí fuerte, el piso vibro.

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1395 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Un poco fuerte

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1397 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 53 min

En Bogotá Colombia se sintió en la parte del centro de la ciudad

Witness location : Bogotá (Colombia) (1398 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

En Colombia Bogotá se sintió

Witness location : Ricaurte (Colombia) (1481 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Leve ricaurte colombia

Witness location : Manizales (Colombia) (1513 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Se sintió leve