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Witness location : Soledad (USA) (22 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Loud rumble, like when the train pases by your building..

Witness location : Hollister (USA) (27 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Windows rattling trees shaking

Witness location : Hollister (USA) (28 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

It started with quite a jolt then kept shaking the house for what seemed a long time.

Witness location : Hollister (USA) (28 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Nah

Witness location : Salinas (USA) (33 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt strong with two shakes. No damage.

Witness location : Greenfield (USA) (35 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Strong vibration ... followed by smaller rumble

Witness location : Salinas (USA) (37 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt the bed start to move then noticed the blinds and other small objects moving. Nothing to major just a little shaking

Witness location : Salinas (USA) (37 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Two quick jolts

Witness location : Salinas (USA) (38 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

1 jolt then a roll

Witness location : Salinas (USA) (38 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Rolling cracking

Witness location : Aromas (USA) (45 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt like a very slight rocking. I had to look at other things to see if I wasn't just dizzy. I could see slight moving of miniblinds and something hanging

Witness location : Gilroy (USA) (51 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Short rolling quake with two surges in short succession.

Witness location : Marina (USA) (51 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 67 min

At fort ord VA felt 2 shacks and a rumble

Witness location : Seaside (USA) (52 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

It shook my couch while I was on it!! My dog even felt it!!

Witness location : Watsonville (USA) (56 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Small roller

Witness location : Monterey (USA) (58 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Doors wall hangings shaking.

Witness location : Monterey (USA) (59 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

My desk started shaking while working.

Witness location : Watsonville (USA) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

WOW, house was a shakin!!

Witness location : Del Monte Forest (USA) (61 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It lasted about two minutes. Happened at 11:31am

Witness location : Carmel-by-the-Sea (USA) (62 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Just felt 2 little shake of the bed

Witness location : Carmel-by-the-Sea (USA) (62 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

My bed frame is up against an outside wall and the tremors vibrated the bed while I was lying on it. It was VERY noticeable, lasted mmm about a good 30-45 seconds. My dad who is in the dining room felt nothing.

Witness location : Pacific Grove (USA) (62 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I barely felt it, I just heard a few items in the kitchen rattling. My dad felt it as well, but he wasn't sure what it was at first.

Witness location : Los Banos (USA) (64 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

It was just one strong jolt that I felt unlike others I have experienced before

Witness location : Morgan Hill (USA) (64 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

it was the 'wave back and forth type' (versus the 'lift you up and drop you' type

Witness location : (USA) (69 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Lasted about 5 seconds, mild but strong enough to move hanging pots and fire pokers !

Witness location : Aptos (USA) (70 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Tv hanging on Wall was wobbling. Back and forth shaking.

Witness location : Soquel (USA) (75 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Light rolling feeling, lasted about 10 seconds.

Witness location : Santa Cruz (USA) (76 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Room rumbled.

Witness location : Santa Cruz (USA) (80 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

better than hurricanes

Witness location : Santa Cruz (USA) (80 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

It was very mild.  Rolling type

Witness location : Santa Cruz (USA) (80 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Rocking back and forth slowly.

Witness location : Los Gatos (USA) (84 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 635 min

An unusually large horizontal swing, moving SE-NW

Witness location : Los Gatos (USA) (88 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Light shake. Felt like two separate rolls.

Witness location : San Jose (USA) (89 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

It was a slight roll that made you feel like maybe you just got a little dizzy for a second.

Witness location : San Jose (USA) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 85 min

Slightly jolted my chair for a couple seconds, saw computer monitor wobbling, looked up and window blinds were swaying..wasn't sure if it was an earthquake or if I had shook everything without realizing. Texted my husband who was in mountain view to see if he'd felt some shaking...he said no.

Witness location : San Jose (USA) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Sitting in car and it shook a whole lot. Other cars in the parking lot clear visible shaking

Witness location : San Jose (USA) (94 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Felt like vertigo.

Witness location : San Jose (USA) (94 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Thought it was vertigo... rolling sensation.

Witness location : San Jose (USA) (96 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Lots of wobble after a fair amount of shake.

Witness location : Los Gatos (USA) (97 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

soft gentle movement with limited range of movement. a sense of soft rolling but barely perceptible.

Witness location : San Jose (USA) (99 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

One quick jolt.

Witness location : San Jose (USA) (100 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

a quick jolt

Witness location : Mountain View (USA) (113 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Very slight rolling motion almost like a lage person jumped in my building.  Hardly noticeable but the rolling motion was not normal

Witness location : Mountain View (USA) (114 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I was outside in Los Altos, Ca.

Witness location : Redwood City (USA) (130 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Some swaying of the lights in Redwood City.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (165 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Dont think it was serious

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (165 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt it in Hayes Valley, SF

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (165 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Didn't feel much, but a few of us noticed something. Generally hard to feel quakes in a big skyscraper.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (165 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

 Very short duration, very gentle shake here in San Francisco.