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Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (1 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

A couple of jolts

Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (1 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 0 min

Big, short shake.

Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (1 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Pretty big jolt

Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (2 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Woke me up. Bed shaking and items rattling. Scared the cats.

Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (2 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Shaking and then rolling.

Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (2 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 58 min

First one in a long time to raise my heart rate. Heard it coming and when it hit entire house shock and many items rattled and or moved.

Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (4 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

A brief shake, followed by a long gentle roll

Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (4 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

The house shakes but briefly

Witness location : Alameda (USA) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

I was asleep but a big short shake woke me up. The crystals in my ceiling light kept tinkling.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Items on walls shook but no floor movement

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Very hard shaker

Witness location : San Leandro (USA) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

I would have said that was in the 5M+ range for sure....but I'm a couple miles from the epicenter

Witness location : Moraga (USA) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 0 min

Short vibrating for a few seconds

Witness location : Alameda (USA) (8 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Lateral movement of furniture and scared dogs. Plants waving. Single pulse.

Witness location : Castro Valley (USA) (8 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Shudder, rumble and jolt. Felt close. Whole house rattled and shook. I am on concrete foundation so usually only feel close ones.

Witness location : Castro Valley (USA) (9 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Heavy jolt

Witness location : Castro Valley (USA) (9 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

I felt a jolt. Quick. No known damage.

Witness location : Alameda (USA) (9 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 0 min

Bit of a shaker. No damage.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (9 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Little shake, a little longer than usual, nothing fell.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (9 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Good shake here in Oakland.

Witness location : Alameda (USA) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Significant shaking in the East Bay

Witness location : Alameda (USA) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Heard more than felt. Entire house creaked for a moment.

Witness location : San Lorenzo (USA) (10 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I’m sitting at work. I thought someone came up behind me and started jiggling my chair.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (10 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Short duration but strong shaking

Witness location : Hayward (USA) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

shaking side to side

Witness location : Fairview (USA) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

It was a shaker! No damage.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (11 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Woke me up

Witness location : Cherryland (USA) (11 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Light shaking.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (12 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

short shake

Witness location : Alameda (USA) (12 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Short duration of about a second but floor & walls shook a significant amount. No damage.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (12 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Little rolling one. Didn’t last long. The plants shook.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (13 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Gentle shaking

Witness location : Saranap (USA) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Light shaking. Heard noise at my windows. No aftershocks felt so far.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (13 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Slight jiggle.

Witness location : San Lorenzo (USA) (13 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

A quick shake very strong

Witness location : Fairview (USA) (13 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Suddenly felt chair surge north - south. Thought it might be a thigh spasm. Heard alert about a minute ago, about 4 minutes after the quake, and before I opened t-is app.lication-program

Witness location : Danville (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Mild shake

Witness location : Emeryville (USA) (14 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

A quick short but noticeable jolt in emeryville

Witness location : Emeryville (USA) (15 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Rolling shake for about 5 seconds

Witness location : Alamo (USA) (16 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Very good quick shake and some after rolling sensation.

Witness location : Orinda (USA) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Small jolt followed by a larger jolt.

Witness location : Union City (USA) (16 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Around 5 minutes shake side to side.

Witness location : Saranap (USA) (17 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

It was pretty long thus time.

Witness location : San Ramon (USA) (17 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Very small pre and then long large shaking

Witness location : Alamo (USA) (17 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 187 min

Was outside and did not feel anything

Witness location : North Gate (USA) (18 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

The whole house shook once then creaked

Witness location : Union City (USA) (19 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Earthquake was felt in Union City. It made a shaking sound and moved a little the sofa I was sitting on

Witness location : Union City (USA) (19 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 0 min

A little shake first, then a bump.

Witness location : Visitacion Valley (USA) (20 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Light shaking for a few seconds, just enough the we knew it was a quake.

Witness location : Dublin (USA) (20 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt like a gentle twisting.

Witness location : Kensington (USA) (21 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

Subtle, but clearly felt like a small earthquake.

Witness location : Chinatown (USA) (21 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Very quick sideways shake

Witness location : Pleasant Hill (USA) (22 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Slight shaking for a few seconds

Witness location : Dublin (USA) (22 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Big roll and shake in Pleasanton/Dublin

Witness location : North Gate (USA) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

A short movw

Witness location : Mission District (USA) (22 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

No damages, just a mild shake

Witness location : Blackhawk (USA) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Sharp jolt for about five seconds Blackhawk .

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (22 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Short jolt, followed by 20 seconds of shaking

Witness location : Pleasant Hill (USA) (22 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Faint rolling back and forth. Lasted for a short time

Witness location : Chinatown (USA) (23 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Gentle shaking on Nob Slope.

Witness location : Chinatown (USA) (23 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Slow roll almost like a wave. Sloshed the water in my glass

Witness location : Waldon (USA) (23 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Nice little shaking back and forth

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (23 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Initial jolt, followed up by a north south swinging motion for a couple of seconds

Witness location : Foster City (USA) (23 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Very sudden shake lasting 5-10 seconds. No damage-8:30 am

Witness location : Dublin (USA) (23 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt a little jolt, with some creaking of the room

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (23 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I don’t feel anything but there was a little rattle in my kitchen.

Witness location : Pleasant Hill (USA) (23 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

I felt my bed shake and wondered if I was still dreaming, this one was actual shaking back and forth rather than hard jolts I’ve felt in the past.

Witness location : Mission District (USA) (24 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

quick shake

Witness location : Chinatown (USA) (24 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

A Short, slight shaking and rattling on Russisn Hill in SF

Witness location : Pleasant Hill (USA) (24 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Sharp bump 2 seconds

Witness location : Visitacion Valley (USA) (24 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 0 min

Quick large jolt. Shook my bed

Witness location : Chinatown (USA) (25 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Slight wobble. Chandelier did not sway just afterwards, so very slight.

Witness location : Mission District (USA) (25 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

A sharp hard shake for 10 secs or so here in the Castro neighborhood in a Victorian third floor.  Felt harder than I am used to feeling

Witness location : Concord (USA) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Shorth earthquake:(

Witness location : Vine Hill (USA) (26 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Just a little jolt.  My dog barked, because he felt it.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (26 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt like our house was quickly lifted

Witness location : Foster City (USA) (26 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Felt a drop followed by a little shake

Witness location : Fremont (USA) (26 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Very strong!  even heavy items started shaking

Witness location : Belmont (USA) (27 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Quick jolt

Witness location : Vine Hill (USA) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 221 min

Did not feel in Martinez, CA.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (27 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Very subtle shake, I wouldn’t have felt it if I wasn’t in bed.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (28 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Quick jolt, but nothing major

Witness location : Fremont (USA) (28 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Just a total shakeup but short and not too strong.

Witness location : Redwood City (USA) (28 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Felt gentle swaying back and forth, on second story

Witness location : Fremont (USA) (29 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Strong jolt for several seconds

Witness location : Concord (USA) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Small shaking in Concord

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (29 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

It was a quick, aggressive jolt.

Witness location : Colma (USA) (30 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

While contemplating getting up out of bed, I heard a low boom like noise and thought, “that might be an earthquake.” And then the room started shaking immediately afterwards. Well, okay then.

Witness location : San Carlos (USA) (30 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Mild short shake

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA) (31 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Short swaying

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA) (31 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Started rocking, then slowly stopped

Witness location : Fremont (USA) (34 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Just a little left to right  nothing crazy in Fremont close to Milpitas.

Witness location : Antioch (USA) (39 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

I live in Antioch, East of San Francisco. It felt like a quick 3 second shake and it was over.

Witness location : Vallejo (USA) (39 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

3rd floor, Heritage District, in bed, felt a little bit of shaking, dogs and cat did not react at all.

Witness location : San Rafael (USA) (41 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Very slight jolt moving the whole building in downtown San Rafael

Witness location : Seven Trees (USA) (63 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Short, slight shake from in San Jose.

Witness location : Tracy (USA) (65 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

I was asleep and I felt a small jolt and heard the door frame freak, I thought it was my mom walking around and looked up at some of the things I have hanging in my room. Noticed they were softly moving like the air had been turned on

Witness location : Scotts Valley (USA) (78 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt mild shake.