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Witness location : Richmond (USA)

Awakened from a sound sleep.

Witness location : Alameda (USA)

Sudden jolt woke me up. Lasted a couple seconds.

Witness location : Daly City (USA)

The whole house was shaking

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Shaking a few times. Woke me up from sleeping.

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA)

Definitely shaken awake. Scary

Witness location : American Canyon (USA)

One quick, light jolt. Wasn't sure it was an earthquake until i saw a notification 5 mins later.

Witness location : Blackhawk (USA)

Bed shook a bit, dresser items rattled.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Woke us up but not the dogs - was a good hard shake of the Christmas tree and decorations!

Witness location : Lafayette (USA)

Shook the whole house for 2 seconds

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

3:40.am. I was awake but woke up.my.husband

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

One short sharp jerk

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

Jolted me awake! Thought it was stronger than reported.

Witness location : El Sobrante (USA)

Seemed like a 5.5

Witness location : San Leandro (USA)

Woke me up

Witness location : Martinez (USA)

Was laying in bed and felt a shake in my window that’s right next to my bed.

Witness location : Alamo (USA)

Rumbling of house and noise caused waking up from pretty deep sleep.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Short shake

Witness location : Walnut Creek (USA)

The shaking woke me up. It was about 30 seconds. Nothing fell or moved.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Strong jolt and rumble

Witness location : Concord (USA)

Felt the bed shaking, tv wobbling.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Pretty strong shaking. Woke me up and still kept going for a few seconds.

Witness location : Mission District (USA)

Woke me up

Witness location : Oakland (USA)

A short roller.

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA)

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

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

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

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

Just a little shaker

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Deep Strong Short rolling ⚡️ JOLT.

Witness location : Marin City (USA)

10 seconds?

Witness location : Richmond (USA)

Large jolt

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

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

Witness location : American Canyon (USA)

Very short shaking

Witness location : Oakland (USA)

I felt this one in Oakland!

Witness location : Oakland (USA)

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 : Daly City (USA)

Felt like a hard thump and then a few seconds of wiggles

Witness location : Richmond (USA)

Was sleeping and felt the jolt

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA)

Woke me up from a dead sleep.

Witness location : San Ramon (USA)

Mild but distinctive jolt, woke me up

Witness location : Walnut Creek (USA)

The shaking woke me up. It was about 30 seconds. Nothing fell or moved. I couldn't be accurate in the next step, as it was dark and I hardly opened my eyes.

Witness location : Vallejo (USA)

Slight ripple effect on the house causing it to creep.. Low energy wave pass.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Woke me up,

Witness location : Daly City (USA)

Reported @3.9 in SF BAY AREA

Witness location : Castro Valley (USA)

Was in bed at the time and woke me up

Witness location : Piedmont (USA)

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

Witness location : Hayward (USA)

In Hayward, reading. My lamp caught the corner of my eye due to slight movement and then I noticed the cup of h20 next to lamp. I can see my water vibrating….didn’t feel anything physically.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA)

Rattle and shake that lasted a few seconds

Witness location : Brisbane (USA)

Woke me out of my sleep

Witness location : Richmond (USA)

Very strong jolt, didn't last very long.

Witness location : Martinez (USA)

Woke me up in Martinez. Short. Looked at clock.

Witness location : Mill Valley (USA)

It woke me up, felt like group of horses was running on top of my roof

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA)

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

Witness location : Redwood City (USA)

Was awake in bed. Felt mild brief shake 3 seconds. Heard wall/window make noise. Woodside CA/Skylonda (north Santa Cruz Mountains)

Witness location : Alameda (USA)

Pareció como si algo muy pesado hubiese caído..... duración de 5 segundos!!!!

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

I live on Twin Peaks in San Francisco. The quake was quite a jolt with swift strong shaking. It didn’t last long but it was surprisingly strong

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

A big jolt followed by a 2nd smaller jolt

Witness location : Oakland (USA)

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

Witness location : Rollingwood (USA)

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

Witness location : Pinole (USA)

A very big shake, very loud. I was worried a bookshelf might fall. Scared the cats. Hanging fruit basket was swaying like crazy afterwards. My slider door was open a bit, I could hear that the quake woke up all the birds that were perched in trees in my yard. There was tons of chirping and twittering for about 5 minutes after the quake as the birds settled back down.  Left me with a pretty big dosed of adrenaline swirling in my body for a while.

Witness location : Albany (USA)

Woke me up from deep sleep

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

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 : San Francisco (USA)

Rolling floor and banging closet sliding doors

Witness location : Guerneville (USA)

It was very short but strong.

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA)

Few things fell off shelves/ledges

Witness location : American Canyon (USA)

Good jolt.

Witness location : Mission District (USA)

A short 5 second significant rumble and then a big final jolt, larger than most I have felt in the area over the years. I was in bed on the second floor of a Victorian in the Castro and the bed shook for the rumble and the shook hard for the jolt.

Witness location : San Rafael (USA)

House shook doors rattling

Witness location : Walnut Creek (USA)

Walnut Creek — rippling sensation and house made creaking sounds. Pocket doors shook.

Witness location : Moraga (USA)

Woke me in bed about 3:49am

Witness location : Martinez (USA)

I live in Martinez, Ca and felt this as a jolt.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

It woke me in my sleep

Witness location : Alameda (USA)

Felt it in alameda.

Witness location : El Sobrante (USA)

Loud roar sound before the earthquake started.

Witness location : Rodeo (USA)

House shook back and forth tremendously for about six or seven seconds. I felt as though my bedframe was rocking back and forth, the windows were rattling, and I could hear the glass China cabinet downstairs rattling as well. Cat was having the zoomies a few seconds before it happened.

Witness location : Albany (USA)

Scary big but nothing fell. Big jolt

Witness location : Albany (USA)

Very sharp jolt, things fell off tables and desk.

Witness location : Richmond (USA)

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

Witness location : Kensington (USA)

Big jolt

Witness location : Newark (USA)

Wake up with shaking and also creaking sounds from the house

Witness location : Moraga (USA)

That was a shaker

Witness location : Emeryville (USA)

In bed felt shaking

Witness location : El Cerrito (USA)

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

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

My bed shook back and forth about 4 times, just enough to wake me up to put on the light. and record the time , 3:40am. I live in the Outer Richmond SF.

Witness location : Benicia (USA)

Shock my bedroom and my bed pretty bad. My bedroom windows shock also.

Witness location : Lafayette (USA)

Short rumble/jiggle.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Brief, sharp jolt. Heard house framing move.

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

One yolt. Nothing fell.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Was awoke to the gentle rock of the techtonics

Witness location : Albany (USA)

Felt strong here in Berkeley.

Witness location : Woodside (USA)

Rattled for a few seconds.

Witness location : Pleasant Hill (USA)

Duration 4 seconds

Witness location : Alameda (USA)

Woke me up, felt strong. My dog barked.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Quick but rockin’!

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

Woke me up. Strong shaking

Witness location : Vallejo (USA)

3rd floor, Valle5heritage district... A little bit of a jolt and then some light shaking that lasted, dogs reacted this time!

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

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

Witness location : Martinez (USA)

Brief shaking of furniture. Enough to wake me up

Witness location : Millbrae (USA)

Wow! First earthquake I felt in years! 😦 lasted about 8 seconds.. woke me up!

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

Woke me up in San Francisco Richmond District.

Witness location : Richmond (USA)

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

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

A few jolts. Woke me up.

Witness location : Orinda (USA)

Short but strong. Woke me up.

Witness location : Pleasant Hill (USA)

Sharp jolt for a few seconds

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

It was a quick hit-and-run in the SF Shipyard in southeast San Francisco, but it got our attention.

Witness location : Daly City (USA)

Lasted around 3-4 seconds and felt like a low rumble

Witness location : Benicia (USA)

Felt a quick jolt in Benicia, CA

Witness location : Oakland (USA)

Short and quick shake

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

Short strong jolt.

Witness location : Emeryville (USA)

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

Witness location : Mountain View (USA)

Woke me up.

Witness location : Daly City (USA)

Little roller

Witness location : Pacifica (USA)

Slight, breif shaking woke me.

Witness location : Kentfield (USA)

Jolt. Woke me up

Witness location : Moraga (USA)

Strong but didn’t feel destructive. Feels close to me

Witness location : Daly City (USA)

Woke me up! Rattled the bed

Witness location : Piedmont (USA)

Long rolling shake.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA)

Sudden shake with quick tremors.

Witness location : Albany (USA)

Albany, CA

Witness location : Moraga (USA)

Woke me from sleep

Witness location : Lompico (USA)

Short and gentle

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

One nice shake like a sudden boom

Witness location : Tamalpais Valley (USA)

Laying In bed- felt enough movement to be woken up.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

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

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

North Berkeley hills

Witness location : Oakland (USA)

Whoa

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

Lasted a few seconds. Woke us up. Light shaking

Witness location : Mill Valley (USA)

The dishes fell of my counter when a snap movement of the earth was felt.

Witness location : Larkspur (USA)

Very short. Had similar one few years ago from off shore fault

Witness location : Alameda (USA)

Woke up from sleeping from slight rumble

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

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

Witness location : El Sobrante (USA)

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

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Sharp sideways jolt & then a short amount of swaying

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

A sudden jolt.

Witness location : Daly City (USA)

A jolt and a wiggle. Woke me up when it shook the bed.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

It was strong jolt.

Witness location : Piedmont (USA)

Shaking woke me up and my dog in Oakland.

Witness location : Emeryville (USA)

Shaking felt but nothing fell from their locations

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

10 seconds

Witness location : San Rafael (USA)

Heard the house shaking, freaked me out.

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

Two very big jolts with shaking in between. Woke me out of a deep aleep

Witness location : Alameda (USA)

First there was a little jolt and then a bigger one.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

My Guess is 3.2 !!

Witness location : Piedmont (USA)

Three violent shakes. Shifting objects on walls and ceilings.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

One strong quick jolt

Witness location : Oakland (USA)

Woke me up in Oakland

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Lasted about 1 minute from when I woke up and felt it

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Rapid back and forth motion. House shook. 10 seconds? Noisy windows rattling.. No damage, nothing fell.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

I was laying in bed when the house shook. Nothing was knocked down, but it was startling.

Witness location : Richmond (USA)

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 : Mountain View (USA)

Felt in Martinez. Quick shake

Witness location : Kensington (USA)

5 seconds long. Woke me up. Shook furniture.

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

Woke me right up!

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

Shook the bed and windows

Witness location : Alameda (USA)

Earthquake woke me up from a sleep around 4am. House rumbled , windows rattled in old victorian home for about 4 seconds after being awakened

Witness location : San Bruno (USA)

5 seconds , small tremor in San Bruno

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

Bed was shakingKind of a roaring sound

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

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

Witness location : Piedmont (USA)

Short but big enough to wake me up fully

Witness location : Blackhawk (USA)

3:37 black Hawk

Witness location : San Rafael (USA)

That was no 3.6. They are downgrading quakes. EMSC had it at 4.6 , then changed it.Wouldn’t want people scared.Science People. !! We want the real data

Witness location : Berkeley (USA)

Two big shakes. Rattled the walls

Witness location : Albany (USA)

Strong shake

Witness location : Richmond (USA)

Woke me up

Witness location : Orinda (USA)

Shop doors, started one car alarm, nothing fell down.

Witness location : San Mateo (USA)

Quick strong jolt felt here in FC!

Witness location : Noe Valley (USA)

In bed felt mild wavy shaking

Witness location : Chinatown (USA)

I'm feel

Witness location : San Rafael (USA)

Woke us from our sleep in San Rafael

Witness location : Pleasant Hill (USA)

Jolted me awake.

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

It was a jolt

Witness location : San Francisco (USA)

6 story apt, building was shaking very noticeably, could hear a few things shaking, such as window blinds. A little scary and will be a bit hard to go back to sleep.

Witness location : Richmond (USA)

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

Witness location : Mission District (USA)

Woke me up

Witness location : Dunlap (USA)

Water ripple bed shake if i had been standing don't think i would have noticed