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Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

2 strong jolts. No damage.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 926 min

2 strong jolts. No damage.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Fast shaker, maybe 20 seconds

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Shook me awake for about 10 seconds, large objects fell around our household.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (7 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

VERY STRONG HERE!  BOOK OFF SHELVES, PLATES OFF SHELVES.  CRACKED CHIMNEY

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (8 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

The windows were shaking and I heard a bang outside

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

I'm currently in a 3rd story apartment. Heard a loud snap that woke me, then some very noticeable shaking for about 20 seconds. The window blinds were shaking real good! Still not sure what made the noise.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (9 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Woke me out of bed, when it didnt stop, I ran to the front door. It finally stopped when I had it open ready to go outside. Largest one I've felt in 10years. Things fell off my dresser.

Witness location : Beverly Hills (USA) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Scary

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (11 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Huge jolt! I thought somebody had driven their vehicle into my building! It woke me up out of a sound sleep!

Witness location : Topanga (USA) (11 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Not rolling the earthquake was shaky

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (12 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 262 min

I was going to die with the thought that it could have been a really big one my heart almost came out my chest. It felt strong to me.

Witness location : Santa Monica (USA) (12 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Earthquake!!!!!! Duck and Cover!!!!! Startled my kids! Startled me more though lasted at least 8 seconds!

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (13 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

It woke me up and almost shook me outta bed!!!

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (13 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

We had some plates that fell. It lasted awhile but was more a rolling quake than a jolt.

Witness location : West Hollywood (USA) (13 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Not side to side or too jolty, still scary.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (14 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

4 seconds duration, no damage evident,  building shook nothing disturbed.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 326 min

It sounded like something exploted under the house and a strong jumps

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (17 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Strong and jolting!

Witness location : Marina del Rey (USA) (17 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

I was asleep and thought my girlfriend was moving around in bed.  really shaking the whole bed.  I then realized a few car alarms were going off in the distance.  earthquake.  That was the only Explanation.
 My family in Woodland Hills said it opened all their cupboard doors.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (20 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Bed shook for about 5-10 seconds

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (20 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 549 min

It felt like a long rolling one. Usually quakes are quick and have a low rumble to them. This one felt much longer and with a lower rumble. My whole house swayed with it.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

It woke me up from my sleep, which is very hard to do. And I have these things hanging from my ceiling fan which started to move along with a big rattling noise.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (22 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 881 min

Jolted me out of bed!

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (23 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 355 min

Woke everyone up in the house. Strong jolt/rolling motion. Thought for a second or two it was going to get stronger, but then it was over.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (26 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt like a large thud, then about 5 seconds of rumbling.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (26 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

I was woken up by earthquake. It lasted 2-3 seconds. My husband didn't wake up but one of the dogs did. The house rattled slightly but nothing fell. I didn't feel the need to move to shelter but woke my husband up to get dressed for aftershocks. The quake felt strong. It was slight side to side motion not up and down.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (28 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Nothing major...3 seconds ..very light

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (28 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Woke my puppy and me, now won't go back to sleep! Her first earthquake!

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (28 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1085 min

My puppy name Fluffy woke up and refuses to go back to sleep! She stayed by the front door like if she wanted to run out! :) it's her first earthquake!

Witness location : Hermosa Beach (USA) (29 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

In bed I thought I was on a cruise for a moment

Witness location : Santa Clarita (USA) (30 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Very light

Witness location : Santa Clarita (USA) (31 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 547 min

I didn't felt ant shaking, till my mother wake-me up, then I just felt a litle shanking till I sleep again.

Witness location : Malibu (USA) (34 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Was in bed and the home bed started shaking. Lasted around 5 seconds was small but still scary

Witness location : Torrance (USA) (35 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Thump woke us up  shook for about 10 secs

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (38 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

It felt like riding over a switch on the subway: One sideways jolt.

Witness location : Moorpark (USA) (40 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Small jolt woke me up

Witness location : Sierra Madre (USA) (40 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

No damage, quick, 2-4 seconds

Witness location : Long Beach (USA) (42 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

It was a quick shake. If I was in bed I would've slept through it.

Witness location : Whittier (USA) (44 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Laying in bed waking up. Felt a quick sudden shake, which las a few brief seconds.

Witness location : Long Beach (USA) (48 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Light shaking

Witness location : Palmdale (USA) (62 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Shook my bed, woke up to my closet doors ratteling

Witness location : Corona (USA) (89 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Just woke up, bed started rocking a little. One of my cats was on the bed and immediately jumped off slightly freaked. Very light though.

Witness location : Corona (USA) (103 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Lying in bed this morning around 6:30 and felt an earthquake that lasted about 5 seconds or so. Packing 72 hour kits for my family this week!

Witness location : Temecula (USA) (140 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Work on the second floor.  Heard things rattle, and just barely felt some movement.  Within seconds felt an aftershock that I probably would have missed if it hadn't been for the first.  6:26AM on 3/17/2014

Witness location : (USA) (211 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 198 min

No 7.0 or greater since Novembre 25, 2013, Wonder when the next Big one will hit.