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Witness location : Pacifica (USA) (2 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Short but strong

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

Time : T0+ 3 min

Pretty significant shaking. Strongest I’ve felt in a long time

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

Time : T0+ 9 min

Quick jolt on second floor in Pacifica.

Witness location : Daly City (USA) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Probably highest intensity I've felt since living here (28 years). That said, it wasn't really too significant

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

Time : T0+ 4 min

Sounded like the house shuddered and felt more like a heavy vibration that went through. I didn’t experience any lateral movement.

Witness location : Daly City (USA) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Lasted about 10 sec

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

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt like a truck hit the house. Violent albeit very brief shaking. Not strong enough that anything could fall down though

Witness location : Pacifica (USA) (4 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Very brief, but felt quite intense for the second it lasted. Felt like a truck had hit the apartment building (though not at speed)

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

Time : T0+ 93 min

It was two good bumps

Witness location : San Bruno (USA) (6 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Shaking very violently

Witness location : Daly City (USA) (6 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

House shook for about 3-5 seconds, quick pulse, clearly stronger than heavy cargo trucks speeding by. My cat sensed it immediately, reacted and sought cover / safe places to run or hide to. House located about 0.5 miles west from Daly City BART.

Witness location : San Bruno (USA) (6 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

My house felt like it was cracking and bottles were shaking but didn’t fell over

Witness location : Pacifica (USA) (6 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Felt like being rocked on the bow of a ship in choppy water.

Witness location : South San Francisco (USA) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

When it 1st hit there was a Large boom & escalating shaking of our home For about 6 to 10 seconds . then it stopped .

Witness location : South San Francisco (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Was asleep. Heard a boom like a heavy wooden door slam. Bed was shaking back and forth, shaking me awake. Things ratteled. Think there is a new crack in my back yard. Animals went nuts for a few seconds.

Witness location : San Bruno (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

I was awake on my phone and I’m on top of a bunk bed. It started shaking really bad. Like if 5 people where holding it and shaking it.. I kind of just didn’t move, and then i was trying to head down the bunk bed and it just stoped

Witness location : San Bruno (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Quick, sharp jolt

Witness location : South San Francisco (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Strong jolt then shaking

Witness location : Pacifica (USA) (9 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I've lived here for 6 years, and this was by far strongest one at my home. Whole house shook with a jolt.

Witness location : Pacifica (USA) (9 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt like a massive shock. Lasted for exactly 1 second. Completely shook the house.

Witness location : San Bruno (USA) (9 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Windows shaking. Cat took off

Witness location : Pacifica (USA) (9 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Strong but short

Witness location : (USA) (9 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I woke up

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (9 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

It was one hard shake of the house and then nothing.

Witness location : South San Francisco (USA) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Un sacudón

Witness location : South San Francisco (USA) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Shake 3-4 seconds

Witness location : Brisbane (USA) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

I was feeding the dogs and could hear what sounded like a low flying jet from SFO when the dogs all started barking then the whole house jolted and the dogs went wild along with all the neighbors

Witness location : Daly City (USA) (10 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Sudden sharp, quick jolt. Loud

Witness location : South San Francisco (USA) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Felt.like a building collapsed. Really weird

Witness location : (USA) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Felt at Employee parking lot at SFO airport. Was sitting in my car and felt rolling motion, car visibly rolling back and forth. Only a few seconds but felt it!

Witness location : Brisbane (USA) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It felt like a big truck hit the building

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (10 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Brief noisy small jolt in San Francisco.

Witness location : (USA) (10 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

It was short, only a few seconds..

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (10 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt it but sometimes large trucks passing close shake the house, so at first we thought that is what it was. No big deal (yet)

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

One quick shake

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 121 min

Very quick energetic side to side jolt. 1-2 seconds only. Full force at onset and not gradual. Quick side to side motion. Was Over extremely quickly

Witness location : (USA) (11 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Just a little shake.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Soft jitter then a hard sideways punch!

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Felt a small shake of my house that lasted approximately a second or so.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (11 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

pop, long rocking motion

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Short quick jolt

Witness location : (USA) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

The whole house shook and rumbled. Was a loud boom.

Witness location : Millbrae (USA) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

A tremble that scared me

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 294 min

Two quick jolts. No rocking or falling objects

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

It was strong and it scared us

Witness location : (USA) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

A single jolt

Witness location : (USA) (12 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It was very short, only a few seconds.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (12 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

SF Sunset Dist, 1.4 miles from ocean. Steady shaking woke me and wife up. I felt it in my sleep. Everything shaking noticeably but nothing came off shelves. Strong enough that I don't feel like going back to sleep!

Witness location : (USA) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

I was in the second floor of an old Victorian house.

Witness location : Millbrae (USA) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Strong jolt. 4 to 5 seconds.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 58 min

Short but strong

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (12 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

In Inner sunset SF. Big jolt. Things feel off the shelves.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (12 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Sleeping in bed. Felt a big jolt and it woke me up

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (12 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

5 seconds of the house shaking

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

Time : T0+ 10 min

Short quick jolt. Made the wood creak.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (13 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

We live in a soft story house on bedrock. This woke up all 6 people in the house and the dog. It was a good shake that seemed to last a good 15 seconds.

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

Time : T0+ 2 min

Shake roughly north south

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

Time : T0+ 5 min

Immediate big shake for just 5 seconds or less, then done. No damage at my place in Vole Valley

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

Time : T0+ 16 min

Felt the jolt.. Enough to wake us up..

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

A few things were trembling a little, and this earthquake managed to wake me up.

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

Time : T0+ 3 min

Sharp, sudden jolt. 10 second total duration.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Big rumble and shake for a few second. Not very long but loud and rough

Witness location : Montara (USA) (13 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Short sharp

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 77 min

Soft !

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (13 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Very brief, not much of a rolling feeling as others I’ve experienced

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Damn , i heard the house crack-

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

it lasted about 3 seconds but it felt very very strong

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

Time : T0+ 3 min

I’m on the 2nd floor of my apartment building. The whole floor shook.

Witness location : (USA) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

It was very quick. Heard it and felt large shaking. Before I could react it was over.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Strong but short shake

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Shook my bed, and woke me up from a deep sleep. Lasted a few seconds too.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

It basically felt like a door slamming downstairs

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Fast but jolting

Witness location : (USA) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

It was less than a second

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Little shake

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

1 or 2 second jolt

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Just a quick bit of shake, rattle, and roll.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 0 min

Woke me up. Lasted a few long seconds.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Bed shook

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Felt my building swaying. On the third floor.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Quick 2 second north south movement

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Thought the dog was scratching herself violently in bed then realized the whole house was shaking, not just my bed

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Little shaking

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Little shaking

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

Time : T0+ 9 min

House shaking and kitty runs off to hide

Witness location : Burlingame (USA) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Short quake

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

I heard it and felt it

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Thought someone pushed the house

Witness location : San Francisco (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Quick strong jolt. Made walls shake.