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Witness location : Oakland (USA) (1 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

bruh i was tryna fall asleep and it hella just made my heartbeat hella high but it only lasted like 7 seconds

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (1 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Strong rocking shake woke me up

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (1 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Lasted 7-8 seconds

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (1 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Lasted only about 2 seconds. Woke me from sleep.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (1 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

It was so strong and it woke me up from sleep. Felt like someone moved the house with very loud sound of items and dropped it on th floor. All happen very quick and loud!

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (1 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Felt shaking and rattling for a moment. Woke me and the doggie up.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (2 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Nothing fell or broke but the dog woke up and was unnerved. Very short shaking but firm.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (2 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Short duration ~10 seconds.  Shook whole house.  Felt it strongly in a basement room.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (2 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Quick jolt and momentary rumbling. Not too strong. Had to double-check social media to confirm it was actually an earthquake.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (3 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Long shake! Maybe 8-10 seconds

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (3 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Quite a wobble on this one, maybe a good four shakes then settling tremors, felt like it traveled north.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (3 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Quite a wobble on this one, maybe a good four shakes then settling tremors, felt like it traveled north.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (3 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Sharp jolt. 2 or 3 seconds long... Liked someone hit the hillside canyon with Thor's hammer

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (3 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Felt the building swaying.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (3 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

We heard a big rumble. It was very jolty (not rolling).

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (3 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Woke us up with a rolling jolt

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (4 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Quick jolt, shook the house and rattled the Windows.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (4 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Heard a bang before slight rocking.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (4 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Very short jarring

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (4 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Not much shake, very sudden JOLT that made the building shift sideways. It felt more like an impact than an earthquake.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (4 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

No effects low rumble that woke us up.

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

Time : T0+ 6 min

Earthquake woke me up thought someone was shaking me

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

Time : T0+ 13 min

It was very short. I stood up from the couch to go up to bed and heard the house shift and felt slight movement. Enough to send my heart racing and me to the doorframe. It was gentle. Not a rumbling shaking or shove/jolt either.

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

Time : T0+ 7 min

Dog started barking and my bed was shaking. Woke both my parents up, but my sister was still sound asleep

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (6 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

It scared me