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Preliminary Magnitude 5.5 at a depth of 10 km
Epicenter near Pernik and Sofia
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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFO
GEOFON Kyushu, Japan May 22 18:45 4.4 48 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Kyushu, Japan May 22 18:45 4.6 45 MAP I Felt It
USGS Kyushu, Japan May 22 18:45 4.6 45 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. May 22 11:40 4.5 200 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. May 22 11:40 4.5 173 MAP I Felt It
USGS Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea May 22 11:40 4.5 152 MAP I Felt It
EMSC South Of Java, Indonesia May 22 11:24 4.4 41 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON South Of Java, Indonesia May 22 11:24 4.4 41 MAP I Felt It
USGS Near The South Coast Of Papua, Indonesia May 22 11:06 4.7 36 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Near S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia May 22 11:06 4.8 30 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia May 22 11:06 4.7 60 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra May 22 10:17 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra May 22 10:17 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 22 08:16 4.4 38 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 22 08:16 4.5 30 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 22 08:16 4.5 31 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 22 07:18 4.8 37 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 22 07:18 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 22 07:18 5.1 19 MAP I Felt It
USGS Molucca Sea May 22 02:38 5.1 69 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Molucca Sea May 22 02:38 5.1 49 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Northern Molucca Sea May 22 02:38 4.8 40 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Bulgaria May 22 01:30 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
  • Sofia - I was just again in bed and shake alot for 5-10 seconds i get my clothes on now..
  • Sofia - Scary aftershock
  • Skopje, Macedonia - Felt the aftershock too. It didn't last as much as the first one, but it was strong.
  • Sofia - Uff, i was about sleeping and again a short but strong shake...
  • Sofia center - 5:13 Another scary aftershock
  • Sofia, Radisson Blu - I felt three consequent shakes - the middle one was the strongest and lasted for longest (was sleepy and did not check time)
  • Marikostinovo, Sofiya, Bulgaria - It was awful!Everything is shaking! Generally I do not feel earthquakes when I sleep, but this time it was scary!
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    GEOFON Bulgaria May 22 01:30 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
  • Sofia - On 8th floor, felt it
  • Prishtina - Felt the 4.8 aftershock, not as much as the main one but still noticable indeed.
  • Pirot - I can't sleep. First one woke me up, and when i feel the second one now i don't know what to do, go to bad or out.
  • Sofia - Big aftershock. Nearly as strong as the first.
  • sofia - 4.40 in the morning still aftershocks
  • Zaječar, Serbia - After the shakes (three in few minutes) at 2am, this was the fourth and last I felt last night.
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    USGS Bulgaria May 22 01:30 4.6 8 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Bulgaria May 22 00:00 5.7 10 MAP I Felt It
  • Sofia, BG - 2-3 shakes lasting approx. 30 secs.
  • Sofia - Moderate shaking indicated
  • Sofia Obleia - It was long about 10 seconds wake me off the bed and i jump.
  • Sofia - Something very wierd happened
  • Sofia - 2 moderate shakes followed by a weaker shake over 30 seconds
  • Sofia - Lozenets - I jumped out of bed, i didn't know if i should go outside or not. It was very scary.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - 3 AM, playing ukulele, singing Tupac, building starts shaking pretty strongly.
  • Sofia - It was a strong quake, about 10 seconds lasting with consecutive shakes, i thought it was 4.5 but here i see it is about 5.5. I was frihgtened ind jumped from the bed immediately.
  • Sofia - on the top floors it's scary as all the china started getting out of the cabinets and falling on the floor and braking
  • Sofia - I woke up very frustrated.. that was a strong earthquake
  • Sofia - Sofia. Strong enough shake. 12th floor. No damages
  • Sofia - 20-30 sec. No damages
  • Sofia, Iavorov - The walls in my room, wich is the foremost room on the second story of the house were visibly going sideways alond with the same feeling in the floor... Scaaary!
  • Sofia - After shake 3 mins later
  • sofia - À l'hôtel à Sofia, 3h du matin, reveille par grandes secousses. Médias muet
  • Sofia - Walls shook for around 20 secs, the force gradually increasing before easing off. light fixtures swinging as if they had been forcefully pushed by a human, definite lateral movement of our building was felt. Oddly, while one might expect all teh car alarms in the street to go off...none did. Interesting experience.
  • Sofia - Woke me up, jumped out of bed, should we go outside?
  • sofia - Sofia 5 floor
  • Sofia, downtown - strong shaking, objects falling from the shelves
  • Sofia - Слаба работа, ама наплаши съседите де.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - It lasted quite long, everything was shaking even on the first floor. The electricity was down for some time, some people were gathering outside. We're having aftershocks now, but they aren't strong. Curiously, it was almost at the same time as the one in Italy on the 20th, and also, of similar magnitude.
  • Софиа - First shake was quite heavy, second one less but still scary
  • Sofia, Hilton Hotel, 9th floor - After shake at 4:35 am...
  • sofia - una terza scossa alle 4.33 ora locale
  • Sofia, Iavorov - Same here, at least a 4.5, but very brief about 2 seconds tops.
  • sofia - 2 scosse poi una piu forte che ha durato 20 sec. in tutto, alle 02.30, poi una lieve alle 04.20 circa
  • Sofia - first and major at 2.59 in Sofia - 20 seconds later another after shock and then another about 30 minutes later. the first one moved the bed and nearly threw me off - I am on the ground floor in a very solid building - the bed moved back and I was in place - no damage here but most people left the building as soon as posslible. last aftershock I felt was 4.33 am local
  • Sofia - Keeps shaking, it's scary. The first time the walls shook for around 20 secs, bottles, books, frames falling. It increased before easing off, there were two more shakes right away, and two more in an hour and half and in about two hours. Online advice says it's better to stay at home, next to an inner wall, a sturdy furniture or under a bed/table, away from mirrors, windows, kitchen and electricity devices. I am alone with the kid, it's scary. I feel a series of small aftershocks.
  • Sofia - It woke me up.
  • Sofia city center - I woke up from the violent shaking! Everyone at home is shocked. Can't go back to sleep. Afraid to go out yet.
  • Sofia - A Sofia plusieurs tremblement dont les trois premiers très forts. Mon chien est encore agite ce qui me fait penser qu il y a encore des secousses à venir. Pendant plus d une heure aucune information n était disponible
  • Sofia - I was in my car waiting for the green and my car has sport suspecions which are harder thank most of the cars out there but i could feel the car shaking like hell. Thanks God no one was injured or killed.
  • Sofia - Girlfriend and me were doing it, and we noticed that we are taking the floor apart, and bending the walls. But then we noticed it was an earthquake!!!
  • Sofia business park - Felt it clearly at 3 am local time, and still feel the ground moving a bit every now and then (its now almost 6 am local time)
  • Sofia - The Bulgarian networks report for a demolished house in Rudartsi but no casualties except for some people from Sofia and Pernik suffering from high blood pressure from the stress.
  • Sofia center - First experience. Felt it strong, woke up like someone where shaking my bed, while a subway train passed the floor below, noisy rumble.
  • Sofia - Falling objects, interrupted power supply, initial shock 4.1, secondary - 5.8, over 20 aftershocks some as much as 4.3 on the rihter scale
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - When i woke up the flat was like going forward and backward. I was very scared and i thinked it was a IX. Igot out of the flat quickly. I stayed in the car for about 3 hours.
  • Sofia, Lulin - Very strong shaking. The wardrobe doors opens and woven door open, but no damages.
  • Bulgaria - Yes, I felt it... I woke up and everything was jolting so strong
  • Sofia - It was the most powerful earthquake I ever felt. Not overly scary but pretty powerful. Many people go down to the streets. I'm at my girlfriends place on the 5th floor and it felt intense, though noting fall down. My mother told me that on the 11th floor where we live, many books and other things have fall on the ground.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - Fell off the bed when it hit and part of wardrobe hit me.
  • Sofia - Scary, as it was the n-th consecutive shake... Feels as it's not going to stop. No one knows when and if it's going to stop...
  • Pazardzhik - We are living on the 12th floor, was 3:00 oclock when it happened. I felt myself like i was in an old elevator, it was scary. No demage, but the neighborhood was in panic.
  • Sofia,Bulgaria - .. I couldn't sleep cause of these goddamn earthquakes .. woke me up 4 times on the fifth I couldn't even sleep anymore .. Was kind of annoying for me.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - My house is at less than 15 km from the epicentre of the earthquake and I felt all the three big earthquakes - the first at 3:02 - 5.8, the second at 4:10 - 4.7 and the third one at about 5 a.m. Everything was shaking very strongly, a lot of chimneys in my area felt, a lot of cracks appeared in the walls of the houses. Even one of the walls of my school, ehich is located in the centre of Sofia almost fell.
  • Bulgaria, Sofia - I did not feel the first earthquakes, due to the fact that I have been indeed sleeping, but at around 02:30 am, when the shaking was the most violent. Me and my mother sprang out of bed, alarmed, the cat was hiding. When I looked out of the window, I could see that all of my neighbours have turned on their lights as well. Afterwards we went back to sleep. I almost doozed off half an hour later when I felt the next quake. Didn't get any sleep after all.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - It was pretty strong shake.
  • Sofia,Bulgaria - I was in Iztok neibourghood. In 3:00 there was a very strong earthquake and I went on the door's frame.
  • Sofia - It was horrible .We spent all night outdoors .Aftershiokes didn't stop all night long.
  • Sofia, BG - Slept like a baby... didn't even knock over my ipad (in the upright position (on the 13th floor of a Sofia hotel)
  • Sofia - My apartment is on the 5th floor and around 3am It start to shake a lot. It was really scary and I couldnt get off my bed. After this i felt another 2 strong earthquakes. The strongest was 5,9. Scary...still we have some aftershocks.
  • Sofia - This was between moderate and strong shaking, very rapid one, but it felt like two waves.(around 3 am) The bad thing is that I had such a nightmare the previous night with bad scenario and earth collapsing ((4:44am) also I had very strong desire not to stay in my home anymore. The desire still stays and I am planing this night to go to a friends house instead to be in our 8 floors building.Greets!:)
  • Sofia - Както си спях усетих, че всичко се клати... Първо ми се стори, че сънувам, но после разбрах, че е наистина... Докато се разбудя и стана то спря... Явно си беше стабилно след като успя да ме събуди, а аз спя кат пън :D След това се чу някакво бумтене отвън в посока Перник... След няколк
  • Sofia Bulgaria - It was indeed a strong quake and a scary experience, the strongest I've experienced in my lifetime.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - About 10min before the earthquake began I heard the sound of air coming out, then a rhythmic sound as if some small ball kept bouncing on the ground outside for about 10min, then it started with a very loud sound and really strong shaking for over a minute.. the house seemed elastic.
  • Sofia, Lozenec - I've been woken up by strong shaking waves which lasted at least 15 to 20 sek. First I thought I was dreaming but soon I realised it is a strong earth quake. Immediately after the first hit there was an other strong shake. Prеtty scared by that point we left the building about 30 sec after the second wave. Pure luck that there is only material damage. I can be certain that this was the stronger earth quake I ever remember.
  • Sofia - It was first that shakes on 2 sides simultaneosly
  • Sofia - Felt three earthquakes at 3.01 h, 4.31 h, 5.14 h. The first was very shaking, the furniture creaked a terrible noise. There was an earthquake, after a few seconds followed by second quake. Many people took to the street and stood up in the morning.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - I met my dad in the hallway to the front door, said he loves me much, has feared as well as me ... very uncomfortable when something like that found you sleepy !
  • Sofia - No Comment! Strong shaking with loud noise!
  • Sofia Center - IL ETAIT ENTRE 3H05 ET 3H10, D'UN COUP CA S'EST MIT A TREMBLER SERIEUSEMENT PENDANT 5 OU 6 SECONDES. LA TON INSTINCT DE SURVIE ENTRE JEU ET FORCEMENT, TU SAUTES DU LIT COMME UN RESSORT. JE ME SUIS RENDU COMPTE COMME NOUS SOMMES IMPUISSANTS FACE A LA FORCE DE LA NATURE. APRES CA, UNE PETITE PLUIE DOUCE A RECOUVERT LA MEME REGION PENDANT QUELQUES MINUTES, SUITE A QUOI UNE AUTRE SECOUSSE, LEGEREMENT MOINS IMPORTANTE A SUIVI, AINSI QU'UNE 3EME ENCORE PLUS LEGERE. LES IMMEUBLES A SOFIA SONT VIEUX ET
  • Sofia - First we heard the thunder and then the whole building start shaking. Thank God it was e very new condominium and 4 floors only. On the table in the dining room there was a bottle of drinking water. It was my seismic tool - at first the water was splashing and then it become static. And again splashing. We with my wife are visiting Sofia from Florida, but we have pretty good experience with the big earthquake in Romania in 1977. So, we went out in the near park for about an hour. Then we went ba
  • Sofia - The 3 strongest quakes felt really shaking. Especially the first one. Each time when we decided to go back to sleep it started again. But I have a strong house = no damages.
  • Marikostinovo, Sofiya, Bulgaria - In Bulgaria it was 4.7! Was 5.8!
  • Sofia - I actually slept through the whole thing and noticed nothing
  • Sofia Business Park - A few minutes ago started a series of small shakes, all desks and monitors in the office felt trembling... hope it doesn't get worse like tonight...
  • Sofia city - Our cat crawled unusually into our bed 30 minutes before the eathquate stroke, obviously trying to wake us up. Then at 3:00 a.m. the apt building starteds shaking severely accompanied by a deep groaning sound. The It was just terrific.
  • Sofia - It was so scared...my cat was shaking all night.. I live with my boyfriend on the 5-th floor in the center in Sofia.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - I woke up and everything was shaking...books started falling on the ground, it was hard to stand on your feet, there was a horrible sound, like cracking floors..awful..
  • Sofia - It was terrible! I was so afraid! All people comes out of the buildings in 3 a.m.! We didn't return to our bed anymore! But finally -no damages around me and my family in Sofia!
  • Sofia Bulgaria, centre - I was on holiday to meet my girlfriend, and this happens, first time in my life i experience something like this, and so heavy, news told me it was a 5.9, first floor walls were flowing like water, at first i thought a friend of mine fell out of bed, so i asked to check up on him but my GF was already under the doorpost, strangely i was very happy i could be there for her, several shocks made it feel as if i was standing on a boat when we went outside, making me nausius, what an experience.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - At 3:00am, the 3rd floor, in the center of Sofia - I heard a thundering noise and after that my room starts shaking. At 4:30 the same thundering and shaking but lighter. At 5:20 the same thing... I was so scared, I thought it could happen like in Italy..
  • Sofia -- pstation{BG} - Strong enough shaking, no damages. Just repaired one X-box , fucker ruined my FH war ;p
  • Sofia, BG - Waking up at 3am with M6 Richter was totally breath-stopping!
  • Sofia - rien à dire , c'était effrayant. La secousse était terreble au quinzieme étage . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Sofia - Strong and long. Unlike previous reports I can tell you there was No panic in Sofia. Surely people did get scared but complied with what needs to be done. No chaos whatsoever. No damage and casualties. Minor cracks on very old buildings and chimneys. Yes we did adopt the EC requirements but even before that since the 70's the construction requirements have been raised significantly and several times during the years. We HAVE to say the very low damages and no casualties IS the result of good eng
  • Sofia, Vitosha mountain - Apartment still light shaking, several cracks in the basement. Not sure when this will end or if these "illegally" built buildings will resist.
  • Sofia, Knyazhewo - I would say quite strong, woke me up, I believe I saw the walls "dancing" and, looking at them from my bed, I was wondering if they won't collapse. I leave on a ground floor.
  • Sofia, Borovo - I was with my girlfriend and when it woke me up I was like "what the ?!" I had no clue what to do and what's going on during the first few seconds. The building was shaking on 8th floor, I was like in shock as I never felt an earthqueake so strong before. I thought the building is going to start collapsing. My girlfriend was just looking up and said "calm down, it's just an earthquake" (?!)..
  • Sofia, Lullin - Het was een hele vreemde ervaring, alles bewoog en schudde zoiets nog nooit meegemaakt.
  • Sofia - At first time I thought I had a nightmare...
  • Pernik - Впечатленията ми са от 7-мия етаж на 32 годишна стандартна Пернишка панелка. Явно още в просъница съм започнал да крещя но на 5-тата секунда се разсъних и осъзнах че не сънувам. Всичко не се люлеше а се тресеше ужасно , молех се да спира но около 15-тата секунда само намаля и след
  • Sofia - I woke up by a noise and strong shaking which lasted for 15-20 sec. I had never felt such a quake before! Scary. It stopped and then, another shaking. We ran downstairs.
  • Pernik - Woke up from the noise and I have a heavy sleep - extremely heavy. It was an incredible noise, thinking something was exploding.... the buildings were cracking ghostly, the ground was humming and writhing terribly. I don't remember what was moving because of the noise, jumped out, made a step and felt the shaking, two steps and the shaking stopped but thrusting came, going to stronger and stronger at three waves. Then I don't remember if it stopped or slowed down, but in the next few minutes I r
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    USGS Bulgaria May 22 00:00 5.6 9 MAP I Felt It
  • Plovdiv City - Was a big Earthquake. I never felt like this before.
  • Ardino, Bulgaria - I got scared
  • Vratsa, Bulgaria - Light to moderate shaking. Woke me up. No damage.
  • Kyustendil - Lasted about 10 or so seconds, had a much stronger aftershock 3 minutes later which lasted for a second.
  • Pleven - We were at home and we felt it quiete strong for a time of ca.10 seconds. Situation at the moment is quite.
  • Rousse,Bulgaria - I am on 9th floor and i was awaken by shake 3-4 seconds.
  • Bulgaria - Хисаря беше много силно
  • Kardzhali, Bulgaria - Long time shaking, felt it on 7th floor, felt like around 4. Scary stuff
  • Vidin - That was a strong earthquake
  • Bulgaria - I was on my chair. And my head get socked ;x
  • Plovdiv - wow
  • Пловдив - Sorry for bringing down your server, but the bulgarian media were asleep like always.
  • Vidin - Wake me up around 3.30. I felt it very clear
  • Plovdiv - I was asleep, then wake up an run out a flat
  • Bulgaria - not cool
  • Костинброд - It was interesting experience, but it was not so powerful. Im 15-20km form the center but not a single obgect in the room move (only shake). I think peoples are more scared then actualy threatened.
  • Gotse Delchev, South West Bulgaria - Horrible sounds and big shaking woke me up, dogs barking, I could hear the house crack, but Thank you, God, no major damage. Everybidy woke up, I was shaking, my heart sank. Couldn't go back to sleep at all.
  • Plovdiv - Local time was 3AM, woke up because of the shaking. Couldn't feel the after-shakes though.
  • kustendil - Didn't wake up until 10am local time
  • Serdika - i was worry about my girlfriend as she living in Serdika and she entered with her family into their car , Bloody hell i hate this earthquake
  • Pirdop, Bulgaria - 3am lokal time - awakened by mattress moving horizontally, heard a noise od something falling down outside in the central square of town
  • Plovdiv - I woke up because my bed was shaked and the whole hotel makes strange noises.
  • BRESTOVITSA (ob.Plovdiv) - J'habite à Brestovitza ; 18 kms de Plovdiv, 135 km environ de Sofia.A 3 heures du matin J'ai été réveillé en sursaut , croyant que quelqu'un secouait mon lit, la porte de ma chambre a remué ; je me suis levé d'un bond affolé ,croyant que quelqu'un était chez moi ,et j'ai aussitôt pensé à une secousse sismique , j'ai entendu les chiens des voisins aboyer mais ça n'a duré que quelques secondes ; c'est tres stressant comme impression , je le saurait pour la prochaine fois, La Bulgarie
  • Veliko Turnovo - I`ts freak me out.....
  • Parvomay - And we feel it in Parvomay from 230 km from the centre of the earthquake
  • Ruse, Bulgaria - Woke me up at 3:03 am local time. My stores were shaking and I felt moving on 7th floor.
  • Plovdiv - my bad skaking im in 6 floor
  • Smolyan Bulgaria - I could not believeit, our hotel was moving side to side, i was extremely frightened, i was awake at the time, it felt like a strong night on the town consumed by alcohol but i was sober, it laster about 20 seconds and i was stunned, it took a few minutes for my brain to react, this was no pleasant experience, i am afraid to sleep now.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - I woke and I was scaried what will happen next
  • Bulgaria, Pernik - At 3AM local time i was laying and watching movie and suddenly I heard a noise and everything started shaking. Its duration was about 30 seconds.
  • BULGARIA - Sofia, Benkovski was shaking...
  • Varna - I couldn't sleep that early morning on May 22 and I was burrowing into my computer till almost 3.00 a.m. I went out on my terrace to smoke before going to bed when I heard a cracking. I couldn't explain myself the reason, but when I came back into the room I heard the rythmic tinkling of my Chinese pendant. Then I saw all pendants in my house shaking vigorously in rythm and I understood. I have seen it, 500 km from the epicenter, without feeling it!
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    GEOFON Bulgaria May 22 00:00 5.6 10 MAP I Felt It
  • Nis, Serbia - It felted in southeastern Serbia also!
  • Edirne Turkey - it shaked lightly for 10 seconds.
  • Serbia - I felt it in Serbia about 2:00 local time
  • Mladost 4, Sofia, Bulgaria - it was about 3 am - I woke up , I live on the 10th floor, everything was shaking.
  • Skopje - i heard from skopje
  • Thessaloniki, Greece - 3rd earthquake in three weeks in this area (thessaloniki greece-this last one in bulgaria was felt by myself as were the other 2 over the last 2 weeks-a sign of things to come?? i hope not
  • Serbia, Nish - It lasted about 10 sec I would say
  • Nis Serbia - Dosta dugo je ljuljalo (oko 15-20 sekundi)
  • Thessaloniki, Greece - It was short, but it felt like it hit my brain! I always freak out from earthquakes!
  • Hisarya - was strongly 3:00
  • Bucharest - Felt it in Bucharest. Not very strong but my furniture started making noises..
  • Skopje, MKD - My desk was shaking for 4 seconds. Not surprized to be honest.
  • İstanbul Turkey - it was ok
  • Blagoevgrad - Was a big Earthquake. I felt it in about 2.40-2.50 local time.
  • Pristina - Light shaking in Pristina just 10 minutes ago.
  • Turkey - I felt it in Istanbul.
  • Kragujevac - Weak shaking
  • Tirana - I heart it
  • Kumanovo - Scary...don't like living on the top floor:
  • Skopje - (It was a pretty nice shake in Skopje!
  • Serbia, Vlasotince - I felt the shaking,my monitor fell off
  • Skopje, Macedonia - Felt it in Skopje, around 02:05 AM local time. Lasted about 10-15 seconds.
  • Bornova, Izmir - living on 8th floor and hardly noticed
  • Bucharest, Romania - I felt it here in Bucharest, Romania
  • Skopje, Macedonia - Felt in Skopje,Macedonia - Moderate shaking.
  • Eastern Sofiya - Windows sounded weird and the entire building was shaking. Some of the more stable furniture was almost moving on the floor...slightly... very slightly.
  • Edirne, Turkey - durmucak sandım la yeminle
  • Byala,Bulgaria - It was felt around 3am, strong enough to wake up us. Lasting for aproximatelly 10 sec.
  • Nis - I swung in bed xD
  • Prishtine, Kosovo - It is felt in Prishtina, capital of Kosovo, as well ... scary thing ...
  • Thessaloniki - I felt it in Thessaloniki wake as off the bed!and the neighbors came out to the balcony.
  • Prishtina, Kosovo - 5th floor, sitting on a chair, it was smooth for about 3/4sec
  • Niš, Serbia - I'm on the 10th floor of the building in Nis
  • Pristina - Felt it quite well here in Pristina, living high up in a highrise building. Thought it was here as things were moving around.
  • Thessalonika, Greece - I WAS GOING SOME WORK IN ON MY iMAC WHEN I START FEELING THE
  • Thessaloniki Greece - I was sleeping and waked up from shaking
  • Thessaloniki, Greece - I felt it in Thessaloniki, 240Km away from the epicentre. I could not believe it happened so far away.
  • Drama, greece - It was scary earthquake. 3:00 exactly, cuboard doors opened etc, no damage, people woke up though all over town.
  • Thessaloniki, Greece - I felt it in Thessaloniki, 240Km away from the epicentre. I could not believe it happened so far away.
  • Bucharest - Light shaking, about 10-15 seconds long, no damage at all
  • Bucharest, Romania - On the six floor apartment, in my armchair... after about 10 seconds, I went into the kitchen - to make sure is a earthquake - and watched for another 30 seconds how water moves in a bowl, found in the sink... like me :)
  • Macedonia - It was strog...i am alone home don't know what to do...it was a very good shake...hope it we wont get another like that!!! S
  • Xanthi, Greece - Playing Dota 2 when I got killed in lane and felt an weak trembling. I was Doomed :
  • Xanthi, Greece - (Playing Dota 2 when I got killed in lane and felt an weak trembling. I was Doomed :
  • Xanthi, Greece - (Playing Dota 2 when I got killed in lane and felt an weak trembling. I was Doomed :
  • Kumanovo - (Schrikken geblazen .. Heftig trillingen in het huis 3x zware schokken gevoelt .. Nu maar veilig gaan slapen ;)
  • Drama, Greece - I woke around 3am to find the bed shaking quite alot - then realised it must be an earthquake. It lasted around 10 seconds. No damages - just heard alot of rattling from things on shelves. About 20 seconds after it stopped I think I felt the bed shake lightly a couple of times from the aftershock. This seems to be happening here / close to here every couple of years, as I have lived in Drama 8 years now and this is the 4th earthquake since I've been here.
  • Xanthi - I live in Greece, Xanthi and I felt it very strongly, I imagine in Sofia it would be extremely stronger. I live in a 5 floor building and it was shaken alltogether.
  • Thessaloniki, Cent. Macedonia, Greece - My wife was awake, but the earthquake wake me up , too
  • Drama, Greece - We felt it, it was scary, the lamps on the ceiling kept moving for 4 minutes.
  • Nis, Serbia - Strong shake at 0212 and again at 0217 in nis serbia. scary!!
  • Belgrade, Serbia - Slight rocking, E to W.
  • Zaječar, Serbia - Felt it 3 times in few minutes, the second one was the strongest.
  • Bucharest - It had a moderate intensity in Bucharest, also.
  • Sofia, Bulgaria - It was really scary - everything was shaking and some things fell on the floor. We all ran outside...
  • Sofia, Krasna Poliana - It was realy scry. The windows were groaning, the parquet was groaning, the wardrobe doors opend. We live on the 5th floor and it was awful. My grandparents live on the 13th floor and they couldnt go out... I hope it wont happen again.
  • Bucharest - I felt it in Bucharest at 3am on the 22nd of May. It felt like everything was sliding from side to side, including my bed. No sound
  • Sofia Center - Apartment shaking up - no sound - was fearful experience!!!
  • Sofia - Long lasting earthquke small Figures where falling down in the flat, strangly I had the feeling it was comming from the East, Sofia -Losenetz
  • Targovishte, Bulgaria - It was more than 5,7. I felt it even in Targovishte. There are more than 300 km to Pernik...
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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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