Earthquake testimonies

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Witness location : Honaunau-Napoopoo (USA) (2 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Intense shaking for several seconds, swaying, more shaking and then severe swaying

Witness location : Hawaiian Ocean View (USA) (25 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Oceanview HI 96737 ...lasted 10+ seconds

Witness location : Hawaiian Ocean View (USA) (27 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Things fell off shelves and walls, lights flickered, whole house shook, lasted quite a while

Witness location : Naalehu (USA) (38 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

HUGE earthquake on Hawaii island

Witness location : Kailua-Kona (USA) (38 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Kailua kona

Witness location : Kailua-Kona (USA) (38 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

No pictures. First wave had sounds of things cracking. Then a pause. Then lots of shaking. Can’t walk or get to door.

Witness location : Kailua-Kona (USA) (40 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Lots of shaking.  Everything okay.

Witness location : Kalaoa (USA) (47 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Pretty strong rumbling. Sustained shaking not a single jolt   Knocked things off the counters

Witness location : Puako (USA) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 589 min

Made the house shake quite a bit for 20+ seconds

Witness location : Volcano (USA) (69 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Rolling sensation went on for quite a while.

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

Time : T0+ 11 min

near Puako- heard mirrors thumping walls and felt floors and walls were slightly shaking for10-15 seconds- knew right away

Witness location : Fern Forest (USA) (78 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 237 min

A few large jolts

Witness location : Fern Forest (USA) (78 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Ground was moving allot

Witness location : Honoka‘a (USA) (90 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 97 min

The shaking was very strong felt like up and down, then we also had the rolling of the ground under us, eveyone in the house felt it. All cats flew off their beds and ran for the cat door to rush outside, it took them 20 min to come back inside the house

Witness location : Honoka‘a (USA) (91 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Contnued for some time , house felt like the posts has broke

Witness location : Honoka‘a (USA) (93 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

I heard a rumble that got louder and louder for a few seconds as I could feel my entire house shake.

Witness location : Pāpa‘ikou (USA) (95 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Lasted longer then normal

Witness location : Ainaloa (USA) (96 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Longest lasting in  year about 11nsecs

Witness location : Pepeekeo (USA) (97 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt intensely on Big Island .. Pepeekeo

Witness location : Pepeekeo (USA) (97 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Huge quake on Big Islsnf of HI at 9;47. Started light,, them shook crazy? knocking things of shelves & rattling things loudly.

Witness location : Hawaiian Paradise Park (USA) (98 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 70 min

Felt a mild rolling for about 10 seconds in HPP, Puna.

Witness location : Hawaiian Paradise Park (USA) (99 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

That was a strong one. I was sitting in bed watching TV and the bed felt like it was moving around and it kept going in Keaau, HPP.

Witness location : Kīhei (USA) (172 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

I was asleep and woke up to the whole room shaking.  We thought somebody was breaking into the condo.

Witness location : Kīhei (USA) (174 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Kihei Maui shook the walls

Witness location : Haiku-Pauwela (USA) (183 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It shook the furniture in the house

Witness location : Kahului (USA) (187 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Windows vibrated building swayed walls shaking fan on ceiling swayed

Witness location : Kaanapali Landing (USA) (201 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Ka'anapali area; moderate shaking sensation and could see doors moving.

Witness location : Napili-Honokowai (USA) (201 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Heavy

Witness location : Napili-Honokowai (USA) (201 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

I’m laying down at the bed and felt a shake tremor for about 30 seconds

Witness location : East Honolulu (USA) (292 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

We felt a rolling sensation & saw lamps shake &  move for several seconds

Witness location : East Honolulu (USA) (292 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Fairly long eg 15 secs lamps swinging etc.  Definitely felt movement

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (299 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Felt in Waikiki

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (299 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Not significant I felt the building shake, but didn't see anything move.

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (299 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Rolling and swaying

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (301 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 512 min

We’re Oahu based in felt a few tremors in three short waves

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (301 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 147 min

No damage. I was sitting on sofa and it felt as if someone was pushing the back of it. In Kaimuki, Oahu. Only after I saw notification that there was no tsunami from the quake did I realize what had happened.

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (301 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Walls and windows shaking

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (301 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2553 min

The earth quake shook two times rolling

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (302 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

I was seated in a recliner. It felt like a heavy truck drove by and shook the building. The shaking lasted 10 or more seconds; long enough for me to realize what was happening, grab my phone and send a text to a chat group letting them know O was experiencing an earthquake in Honolulu.

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (304 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1245 min

Live in a high rise close to downtown Honolulu. It was 10-15 seconds of of medium shaking waves. Like rocking very fast in a rocking chair.

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (305 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Im in bed listening to my podcast on Spotify and then I got an earthquake notification from Google, so I came on this app to look for the earthquake, and then I just felt some shaking. Meanwhile, my dad called me about a strong earthquake in big island of hawaii while im in honolulu hawaii. We are safe in our houses.

Witness location : Honolulu (USA) (305 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Shaking for more than 5 seconds

Witness location : Marine Corps Base Hawaii - MCBH (USA) (306 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Sitting down could feel the shaking vibrations

Witness location : Kaneohe (USA) (308 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Two jolts a few seconds apart

Witness location : Kaneohe (USA) (308 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Two jolts a few seconds apart

Witness location : Hickam Field (USA) (314 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 53 min

Walls shaking and 3 window screens frames popped out of window onto ground outside

Witness location : Hickam Field (USA) (314 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Walls and bed shook. 3 window screens and frames split and popped off window. Found them outside on ground.

Witness location : ‘Ewa Villages (USA) (323 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Lights, windows shades, and my sliding door was visibly shaking.

Witness location : Village Park (USA) (324 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Woke me up.  I thought it was just me.

Witness location : Makakilo (USA) (326 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

No damage.  Bed was shaking.  Felt like when my dog jumps on the bed wgich is what I thought was happening at first.

Witness location : Waipi‘o Acres (USA) (326 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

In Mililani. Woke me up. Shaking bed, windows and walls

Witness location : Waianae (USA) (338 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Slight shake, no damage

Witness location : Lawai (USA) (479 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

We live on the South Shore of Kauai and it was a long shape. We live in the mountains in Kalaheo