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Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (29 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 79 min

Heard it first, thought it was traffic on the road out front. It started with a bump and then felt like waves. At the north end of town on North Norma St.

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (30 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 60 min

It was big!

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (30 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 90 min

Strong swaying/rolling—less of the rumble/jolt .thankfully did not hear my chimney crash which is barely standing since the 7.1

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Scary we are here at work

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

That felt bigger than 4.5. Slow start but it really got going.

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (32 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

My car was rocking pretty good.

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (32 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Felt shaking for a few seconds, not enough to feel in danger

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (33 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Pretty hard shaking in ridgecrest. Haven't had one that bad in a few.

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (33 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt the entire house bounce , felt like at least a 4.0.

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (33 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Felt the house bounce about 10 seconds.

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (34 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Heard it before feeling it. Shook longer than normal and jerky

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (34 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Almost under the desk

Witness location : Ridgecrest (USA) (34 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Mid stream!

Witness location : Trona (USA) (35 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I was questioning if that one was going to stop

Witness location : Lake Isabella (USA) (67 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It rattled around here in Lake Isabella quite a bit. Like a big shake.

Witness location : Lake Isabella (USA) (67 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

It was a good shake in Lake Isabella

Witness location : Kernville (USA) (68 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Felt strong shaking inside house for at least 20 seconds in Kernville. Ground floor . Cats ran . Also felt several small "jolts". Throughout this morning.

Witness location : Wofford Heights (USA) (71 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Quick but obviously larger than a 4+

Witness location : Wofford Heights (USA) (72 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I felt my chair move.

Witness location : Lake Isabella (USA) (78 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Brief shake, mild

Witness location : Bodfish (USA) (78 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Whole house shook

Witness location : Bodfish (USA) (79 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Just one strong jolt and done.

Witness location : Bodfish (USA) (79 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

...a nice little roller with some things swaying on the walls...

Witness location : California City (USA) (90 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

I slept through this quake.

Witness location : Edwards (USA) (103 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

little bit of rolling here on Edwards AFB

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (109 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Just a little jolt not too bad just felt like someone was shaking the bed lightly. And our window made a rattling noise.

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (110 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

felt it in Tehachapi, Ca

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (110 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Felt that jolt in Tehachapi

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (110 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Jerked the couch pretty good! Enough to scare me.

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (111 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Very short shaker. Not rolling at all.

Witness location : Edwards (USA) (111 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Sitting at my desk, felt dizzy and thought to myself "Was that an earthquake? "

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (111 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Noticeable brief shake Tehachapi, Ca

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (111 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt like rolling and shook the shelves.

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (111 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 73 min

It was a very short jolt and lasted about 2 seconds. Made hanging lamps swing.

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (112 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt it in kern country

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (114 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Small shake in Tehachapi

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (117 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I wondered if I felt an earthquake

Witness location : Porterville (USA) (119 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Did i just imagine that

Witness location : Porterville (USA) (119 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Alrightly then... If we can all stop trying to do jumping jacks at the same time that would be great.

Witness location : Porterville (USA) (120 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Felt it in Porterville, Ca .. the windows rattle and couched moved

Witness location : Porterville (USA) (121 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

It was a strong gentle rocking

Witness location : Porterville (USA) (123 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Felt a bit of a wabble. Was laying on the couch.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (126 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Sitting in a chair while I'm on the phone. My chair rocked. It startled me a bit.

Witness location : Barstow (USA) (129 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

A little shaking

Witness location : (USA) (129 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt and sounded like someone slammed a door really, really hard.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (129 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Just a jolt

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (130 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt the room move.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (130 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

I just felt a jolt of movement in my bedroom.

Witness location : Barstow (USA) (130 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Was sitting in a rolling desk chair and it swayed. My dogs ignored it.

Witness location : Tehachapi (USA) (130 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Shook my computer good!

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (131 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

In labor and felt a jolt.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (132 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 261 min

I was in Tehachapi when I felt it. Slight jolt, then swaying. Nothing fell in my office.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (132 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt mildly dizzy sitting in my chair. Heavy light hanging from ceiling is swaying.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (132 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1414 min

I think we’re are having aftershocks right now my light ceiling fan is going crazy

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (133 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Forgot sitting in another place than usual now correction was East to West strong Jolt

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (133 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Shock my sofa

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (133 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 463 min

Felt a quick jolt in Bakersfield, no more than 5 seconds.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (134 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Felt in my upstairs apartment in NW Bakersfield, small jolt for a few seconds

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (134 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

That was a decent one!

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (136 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

My whole office felt that in Bakersfield (top floor of a three story building).

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (137 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Small jolt

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (137 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Didn't feel much shaking but felt it.

Witness location : Daggett (USA) (138 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Just a little bit shaking 😏.

Witness location : Lancaster (USA) (140 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Whole apartment shook. TV and laps shook pretty good.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (141 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

2nd floor of the hospital shook. It was a quick jolt

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (142 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt a jolt

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (142 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1678 min

Big jolts building creaking

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (142 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

I heard the window, I thought I felt a jerk but my lamp nor ceiling fan chains were moving..my pool was calm so I thought I was imagining it😳

Witness location : Lancaster (USA) (143 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

On the second story sitting on my bed, felt a small jolt.

Witness location : Shoshone (USA) (150 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Slight shaking, walls creaked.

Witness location : Visalia (USA) (151 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I was getting out of my car and I lost my balance. Nice one, Mother Earth!

Witness location : Visalia (USA) (151 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 164 min

Only felt it enough to wonder if it was really an earthquake

Witness location : Pahrump (USA) (152 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Small shake in Vegas

Witness location : Adelanto (USA) (152 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1121 min

I just thought it was the wind blowing my trailer. Till I saw the news!😱

Witness location : Palmdale (USA) (155 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 528 min

I was in my car and I felt it but I wasn't sure what it was at the moment it happened.

Witness location : Palmdale (USA) (155 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Bed and fan started swaying left and right in Palmdale CA

Witness location : Palmdale (USA) (157 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Like the tail end of it only 5 seconds long

Witness location : Victorville (USA) (158 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Couch shook

Witness location : Pinon Hills (USA) (158 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

I was laying on the bed and I think I felt slight swaying.

Witness location : Pahrump (USA) (159 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt a rolling quake in Pahrump, Nv.

Witness location : Victorville (USA) (159 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Saw the ceiling lamps moving.

Witness location : Visalia (USA) (160 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Felt it here in Visalia!

Witness location : Apple Valley (USA) (160 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Felt it but no big deal

Witness location : Pahrump (USA) (160 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

A little jolt here in Pahrump

Witness location : Victorville (USA) (161 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Little rumble.

Witness location : Victorville (USA) (161 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt it upstairs. Good little shaker.

Witness location : Victorville (USA) (161 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt in Victorville Ca

Witness location : Victorville (USA) (162 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Felt slight roll movement

Witness location : Victorville (USA) (163 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I felt my house shake in Victorville CA.

Witness location : Apple Valley (USA) (163 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt the couch start to shake while watching tv. The blinds swayed. Mild rumble.

Witness location : Hesperia (USA) (170 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Vivo en Hesperia yo lo sentí

Witness location : Hesperia (USA) (174 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt a good jolt

Witness location : Castaic (USA) (182 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3323 min

I was in bed and felt a little shake.

Witness location : Mt Baldy (USA) (186 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Mild roll, 5 to 10 sec. Unlike strong breeze; confirmed quake per USGS.

Witness location : (USA) (189 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Feel in Lemoore California

Witness location : Lake Arrowhead (USA) (191 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

My cat was sleeping in my lap and woke up startled. my dog lifted her head.  My overhead fan chains were moving.

Witness location : Sierra Madre (USA) (196 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 86 min

I was standing still and felt the ground kind of vibrate

Witness location : Glendora (USA) (197 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 345 min

It was just for a second. Was sitting down and chair did a quick jerk.

Witness location : San Bernardino (USA) (201 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I heard the building crack and everything was moving

Witness location : Ontario (USA) (203 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Not felt.

Witness location : Highland (USA) (203 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Felt that.

Witness location : Highland (USA) (204 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Slight rumble

Witness location : Ontario (USA) (204 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1172 min

I am in ontario at the moment and felt rolling gentle rattle swaing of the bed. on the 3rd floor.

Witness location : Montclair (USA) (205 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 546 min

Montclair, ca. Se meció, despasito... mi abuela no sintio...

Witness location : San Bernardino (USA) (208 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt in San Bernardino Ca

Witness location : San Bernardino (USA) (208 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

5th floor

Witness location : San Bernardino (USA) (208 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

At work on 4 floors

Witness location : San Bernardino (USA) (210 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt in San Bernardino, house shook a bit.

Witness location : Loma Linda (USA) (210 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Mild.

Witness location : Redlands (USA) (210 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 841 min

Sitting in the office in San Bernardino. Building popped and creaked. Felt gentle swaying on ground floor. Like being on a boat.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (214 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Felt some shaking

Witness location : Riverside (USA) (215 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Sitting in my car on my lunch break felt slight shaking and wondered if it was an earthquake and it was! Riverside CA

Witness location : Las Vegas (USA) (218 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 111 min

Got dizzy

Witness location : Marina del Rey (USA) (224 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Small jolt in MDR. Thought I felt something about a half hour ago too. But then definitely felt something moving sitting down for 3 seconds

Witness location : Moreno Valley (USA) (225 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Very mild

Witness location : Placentia (USA) (226 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 69 min

Wrong location reported

Witness location : Moreno Valley (USA) (226 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 86 min

I was taking a dump and as soon as the turd hit the bowl I felt a slight shake, I know I eat a lot of fiber but damn...

Witness location : Corona (USA) (227 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

A gentle shaking. Just enough to let you know that something was happening.

Witness location : Fullerton (USA) (227 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Very strong earthquake side to side

Witness location : North Las Vegas (USA) (229 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Barely noticed, saw grandfather clock weights moving.

Witness location : Las Vegas (USA) (230 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Room shook

Witness location : Anaheim (USA) (231 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 446 min

Felt a small jolt but didn't see anything swaying so I dismissed it

Witness location : (USA) (245 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Slight jolt, shook my bed for a couple seconds

Witness location : Santa Ana (USA) (246 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

On the 6th floor of a 10 story building and felt the building swaying slightly.

Witness location : Lake Forest (USA) (248 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

The rods on the blinds were rocking back and forth.
Otherwise I would not have noticed.

Witness location : Laguna Woods (USA) (255 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Short shaking. I was sitting still or I would not have noticed.

Witness location : Mission Viejo (USA) (255 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt In Southern California about 11 miles inland from Newport Beach

Witness location : Winchester (USA) (261 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Sitting on the couch and just felt little rumbles

Witness location : Laguna Niguel (USA) (267 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 77 min

I looked up light for movement. Had to look online to see if it happened

Witness location : Temecula (USA) (272 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

3rd floor, slight side to side motion, slight noise and was felt by some others nearby

Witness location : Lake Havasu City (USA) (351 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Was sitting on the couch and it felt a little bump.

Witness location : Castroville (USA) (374 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Usgs changed it to a 5.0. 40 or so aftershocks 3.5 and smaller

Witness location : Decatur (USA) (2088 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

I was laying in bed, then out of no where the bed shifted causing me to be moved a bit. Now the walls keep making a kinds of creaking noise like the foundation or ground is settling

Witness location : Johannesburg (USA) (2971 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Shaking, nothing fell