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Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (9 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 71 min

Dishes shifted in or drying rack. Could hear the rumble approach, with a second or so of light shaking, and the sound retreated. I was outside and heard it clearly above background traffic noises, and it woke my wife from her sleep as the bed shook slightly.

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (10 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Started as a low rumble, came on quick, made the house shutter a bit causing the glasses to clink together and then gone in a few seconds. Hope this is of some use :)

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (10 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

It was very short, about 3 seconds or so

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (10 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Very short. More noise than shaking.

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It sounded like a huge truck going by but then there was shaking

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (11 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Sounded like a very large rumble like a huge truck went by but longer and louder

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (11 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Was initially confused with a moving truck while working in a laboratory and it was powerful enough to vibrate tables and microscopes!

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (12 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Low rumble underground, with sound for about 15 seconds.

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (12 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

The earquake felt more of a vertical jumping rather then a side to side motion. This lasted for less the 5 seconds. And happend around 1:45pm pst.

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (13 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

I felt and heard a low rumbling and my light fixtures rattled a little bit. I assumed it was a large truck or plane or some construction nearby.

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

A thump or bang followed by about 2 seconds of shaking. Items on shelves rattled.

Witness location : Langford (Canada) (19 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Loud

Witness location : Colwood (Canada) (20 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Big rumble, minor house shaking. Felt like a very large truck went by.

Witness location : Victoria (Canada) (21 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Sounded like an explosion and shook the house for a couple seconds. No damage.