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Witness location : Houston (USA) (49 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Decent little jolts, no damage

Witness location : Houston (USA) (53 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Shook pretty good in Houston

Witness location : Knik-Fairview (USA) (55 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Woke me up, the bird felt it before I did...good little shaker!

Witness location : Meadow Lakes (USA) (56 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt everything shake woke up from my sleep

Witness location : Knik-Fairview (USA) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Bed rocked for 30 to 45 seconds, then bounced for an additional 20 to 30 seconds

Witness location : Knik-Fairview (USA) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Bed rocked for 15 or 20 seconds then bounced for 15 seconds

Witness location : Susitna North (USA) (61 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

That was a good shake. Power flickered and a few things fell off shelves.

Witness location : Knik-Fairview (USA) (63 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Really good shakes

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (65 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Big shaker, everything moved. Lasted a while. Got up out of bed

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (65 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Sudden jolts back and forth. Lasted a while. Biggest one I’ve felt recently. Jumped out of bed

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (65 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Yikes in West Anchorage! Long string shaker with lots of noise.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (65 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Yikes! Strong & ling in West Anchorage

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (65 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Anchorage

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (65 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Felt both waves - Spneardagian area , enough to go the safe spot

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (66 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

No damage but a good shake.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (66 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Felt it roll in and shook us quite a lot. No immediate damage. we're in the spenard area of Anchorage,AK.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (66 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Nice big shaker. 2 minutes and still shaking. Felt in Anchorage.

Witness location : Wasilla (USA) (67 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Shaking loud …prolonged!!!

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Heard the rumble, felt the jolt, grabbed the baby and my daughter and stood in a door frame trying to keep them smiling...my older one was nervous at first until I told her it was the earth tooting and it has to release gas every now and then so she finally smiled. But it lasted longer and rocked harder than expected.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Long enough and rattle-y enough to get a bunch of jaded Alaskans out of bed after a night on the town!

Witness location : Tanaina (USA) (68 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Lots of shaking

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Good  hard quake

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Hard long quake

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (69 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

slow roll them big shake then slow roll

Witness location : Wasilla (USA) (70 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Felt off Lucille in Wasilla!

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Started as an average Shaker, then ramped up to more side to side movement. Things fell off the wall and a bunch of ornaments fell off the tree

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Huge shake. Lots of items fell! Lasted a while.

Witness location : Eagle River (USA) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Very long, with increasing strength and length. Lasted quite a while. Visually everything was shaking.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Double bang with a distinct gap between the p-wave and s-waves.  Rattle and shake but nothing fell over.  South midtown ANC.

Witness location : Elmendorf Air Force Base (USA) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Ok that was a big one

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Came on quickly and was pretty strong, then it got stronger with the next wave. Darn good shake.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Shook everything in the house and knocked things over on a bookcase

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Lasted several seconds.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Several hard shakes and lots of swaying lasted a long time 30 seconds seems so long.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

2 really big shakers.....broke some glass....why do these things always seem to happen on holidays?  Happy Thanksgiving!

Witness location : Eagle River (USA) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

House foundation entirely was moving lasted 45seconds or so very distint

Witness location : Elmendorf Air Force Base (USA) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Quite the shake!!  Rumble then a big shake all  lasting about 10 seconds

Witness location : Eagle River (USA) (72 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

What a way to be rock awake

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

The ground was rolling and then a jolt hit at the end.  Everything was shaking and moving.

Witness location : Eagle River (USA) (73 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Long and quite the shake.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (73 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Loud andong , smooth roller with a few larger jolts.  Guessing 6?

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (73 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Good shaker.   
Felt like a strong one

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (73 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

At first a it shook from side to side violently but quickly then I could still feel going side to side for 3 or 4 seconds. I couple things fell of the shelf.

Witness location : Eagle River (USA) (73 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Very strong shaking. More like strong vibration than jolts. Lasted about a minute!

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (73 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Quite a shaker 8:11 am South Anchorage

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (73 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Shook a good while. Some glass fell over and broke.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (73 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Initial shake, big jolt, then  very long shaker

Witness location : Susitna North (USA) (73 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Talkeetna. Items fell off shelves, entire home swayed. Difficult to make it down the stairs to door

Witness location : Wasilla (USA) (74 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

One of those that makes you think is it ever gonna stop.

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (74 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Good shake

Witness location : Eagle River (USA) (74 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

This new site is harder to locate earthquakes

Witness location : Eagle River (USA) (74 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Good roller and jolt, lasted a good while

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (76 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Water sloshed out of the dog's bowl. No other damage.

Witness location : Gateway (USA) (76 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

I’m awake!

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (77 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt right under us. Agressive

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (77 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Scary

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (77 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Fast loud violent

Witness location : Anchorage (USA) (77 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

This was a double shake separated by a few servings The second one was harder than the first.

Witness location : Eagle River (USA) (79 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Long one

Witness location : Lakes (USA) (79 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Pretty good shake for several seconds

Witness location : Farm Loop (USA) (83 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Big shake and roll in Palmer.

Witness location : Farm Loop (USA) (84 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Everything shook and lasted 20-30 seconds

Witness location : Palmer (USA) (87 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Whoa nelly! We are awake now! Old house here. Things falling off of tables/ shelves. Really felt it over here in Palmer. Hearts pounding

Witness location : Palmer (USA) (87 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

pretty good shake, lasted 2 to 3 seconds

Witness location : Palmer (USA) (87 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

pretty good shake, lasting 2 to 3 seconds

Witness location : Palmer (USA) (88 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Lots of shaking and lasted longer than normal, 30 secs

Witness location : Palmer (USA) (88 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

House shook and keep on going.

Witness location : Butte (USA) (92 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Palmer rolling this morning! Yikes

Witness location : Girdwood (USA) (100 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Big shaker.  Pictures askewed. Everything else seems fine. But it was a big one.

Witness location : Nikiski (USA) (109 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

That was amazing! Shook pretty good for a few seconds and then went for a slow roll for a few more. Nikiski

Witness location : Kenai (USA) (122 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Good shaker

Witness location : Funny River (USA) (125 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Ceiling fan swaying, felt house quivering slightly

Witness location : Funny River (USA) (125 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Felt house swaying, lasted a good 30 seconds. Ceiling fan swaying. Nothing fell off shelves. Near sterling....happy Thanksgiving from the tectonic plates.

Witness location : Seward (USA) (184 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

At least the warning was on point, got the warning before the shaking this time.. although light shaking was a bit of an understatement, Seward btw

Witness location : Fairbanks (USA) (388 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

20 to 30 seconds of moderate shaking in Fairbanks