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Witness location : Richmond (USA) (4 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Large jolt

Witness location : Albany (USA) (5 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Woke me up from deep sleep

Witness location : Albany (USA) (5 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Very sharp jolt, things fell off tables and desk.

Witness location : Richmond (USA) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Woke me up. Large boom sound like a traffic accident shaking while house then little rattle moving entire house. Small bag of dried fruit fell off shelf in kitchen. Those earthquake simulations at science museum are pretty accurate.

Witness location : Albany (USA) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Scary big but nothing fell. Big jolt

Witness location : Richmond (USA) (6 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Awakened from a sound sleep.

Witness location : Albany (USA) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Strong shake

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA) (6 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Definitely shaken awake. Scary

Witness location : Richmond (USA) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Woke me up

Witness location : Albany (USA) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Albany, CA

Witness location : Albany (USA) (6 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt strong here in Berkeley.

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA) (6 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Woke me up from a dead sleep.

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA) (7 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4270 min

Few things fell off shelves/ledges

Witness location : Richmond (USA) (7 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

First one in a long time I felt. Both hubby and I. Woke us up. Short

Witness location : Richmond (USA) (7 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt a large jolt while in bed as if something hit the house.

Witness location : Richmond (USA) (7 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Was sleeping and felt the jolt

Witness location : Richmond (USA) (7 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Seemed to last a bit long. Woke me from deep sleep

Witness location : Richmond (USA) (7 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Very strong jolt, didn't last very long.

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

A big jolt followed by a 2nd smaller jolt

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA) (7 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 305 min

Big jolt woke us up. Only lasted a few seconds.

Witness location : Emeryville (USA) (7 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

In bed felt shaking

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt like it went north to south in the house. Lots of rattling

Witness location : Emeryville (USA) (7 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Shaking felt but nothing fell from their locations

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA) (7 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 359 min

Quick jolt, followed by 2 or 3 quicks shakes.Lasted only 2-3 seconds

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA) (7 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 286 min

Strong jolt lasting approx 2 sec @~3:35 am sat 12/17/22

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

A few jolts. Woke me up.

Witness location : Kensington (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

5 seconds long. Woke me up. Shook furniture.

Witness location : Kensington (USA) (8 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Big jolt

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

was asleep, woke me up out of it with shaking windows

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

North Berkeley hills

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Two big shakes. Rattled the walls

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (8 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 773 min

Wow! Woke me up in the middle of the night. I could tell it was very strong. Scared my wife and me. Thought we might find some cracked tile and plaster in the morning but didn’t. I don’t.

Witness location : Rollingwood (USA) (8 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Yikes, windows rattling made it sound bigger than it was hah

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Been in the Bay for 2 years, that was the scariest one so far lol

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 171 min

Long shake. Subtle. Felt on first floor. Sound of walls lightly cracking.

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

One yolt. Nothing fell.

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

Time : T0+ 2 min

Couple seconds of shaking, whole house moved, woke us up

Witness location : Berkeley (USA) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Shook the bed and windows

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Woke me up in Oakland

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 327 min

A short roller.

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

Time : T0+ 8 min

Seemed like a 5.5

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Rattle and shake that lasted a few seconds

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Whoa

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

Time : T0+ 3036 min

Rolling floor and banging closet sliding doors

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

Time : T0+ 1 min

Quick but rockin’!

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Three violent shakes. Shifting objects on walls and ceilings.

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

Time : T0+ 31 min

Woke me up from a deep sleep. Felt rolling, rattled things in my apartment.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Littl, 5 sec shaker. I just woke before. Not enough to wake me up.

Witness location : El Sobrante (USA) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 332 min

That felt really strong. Woke me from a sound sleep. Quick jolt and then a strong rolling for a few seconds.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Sudden shake with quick tremors.

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

Time : T0+ 24 min

Strong jolt and rumble

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

Time : T0+ 206 min

woke me up.  The mirror fixed to the wall has moved.

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

Time : T0+ 4 min

It was strong jolt.

Witness location : Oakland (USA) (11 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I woke up a minute or two before the quake. I could hear and feel some movement. My cat woke up but my child slept through it.

Witness location : El Sobrante (USA) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Loud roar sound before the earthquake started.

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

Time : T0+ 5 min

One short sharp jerk

Witness location : Chinatown (USA) (11 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I'm feel

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

Time : T0+ 10 min

Shaking for quite a few moments. Knew right away what it was

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

Time : T0+ 14 min

Sharp sideways jolt & then a short amount of swaying

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

Time : T0+ 1 min

Long rolling shake.

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

Time : T0+ 55 min

I felt this one in Oakland!