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Witness location : Malibu (USA) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Significant is a fitting word. We live in a canyon about a mile up from the ocean, and the mountains generally absorb most small earthquakes. This one felt like a bomb going off. House shook drastically, items fell. Lasted 5 seconds or more. Big shake.

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

Time : T0+ 10 min

Malibu road felt a roll

Witness location : Agoura Hills (USA) (9 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

That shook the twinkies outta me & the puppy!!!

Witness location : Westlake Village (USA) (13 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 527 min

Some picture frames fell off wall on second floor.

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (17 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 75 min

Small aftershock

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (17 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1282 min

Large jolt than rolling motion for several seconds.

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (18 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

It was definitely big !! But the sound it made, my 3 yr old kept saying mama is it a train coming …

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (18 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Strong shaking for a short time

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (18 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I’m sitting in a car in a parking lot in Thousand Oaks when the earthquake struck right in front of a small two-story building a car shipped for about four seconds really good the building the windows were rattling. I could see him. This felt like a really big quake.

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (19 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Very loud and shaky but no jolting.

Witness location : Casa Conejo (USA) (19 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Thousands oaks last 15 seconds strong shaking

Witness location : Calabasas (USA) (19 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Kept shaking and rolling

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (19 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

That will wake you up, grabbed my son right away. I wasnt taking any chances

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (19 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Felt that shit here in Thousand Oaks . Woke me up right away and grabbed my kid asap ! I felt so damn weird and got chills after because I was just watching videos about the earthquakes happening recently and the ground cracking open. Still kinda shocked what a weird coincidence…… the big one is still yet to come .

Witness location : Newbury Park (USA) (20 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Strong. Felt long.

Witness location : Newbury Park (USA) (21 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Strongest here in a while. Everything was shaking!

Witness location : Thousand Oaks (USA) (21 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 75 min

Jolt

Witness location : Calabasas (USA) (21 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

I'm in Calabasas and everything started rattling and shaking. It felt strong but very shaky.. maybe 5-10 seconds long?

Witness location : Newbury Park (USA) (22 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Heard it coming…considerable shaking and a good jolt…mid 4 pointer is my guess

Witness location : Woodland Hills (USA) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Mild and shaky.

Witness location : Woodland Hills (USA) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Waves in pool out back....few second

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (23 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

That felt significant.

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (23 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Simi Valley shook pretty good!

Witness location : Woodland Hills (USA) (24 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 99 min

Large jolt and then shaking. Books and boxes fell over.

Witness location : Woodland Hills (USA) (25 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

I was standing still, about to give my guinea pigs their vitamin c cookie when the shaking started.

Witness location : Canoga Park (USA) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Multiple small shakes. Was in bed. Felt like someone was ahoving the bed repeatedly.

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (26 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt a strong shake, windows rattled for a couple of seconds, dog got scared, but nothing fell or broke. It was also fairly loud.

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (26 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Sudden jolt shook entire apartmentQuick Hard jolt

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (26 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

was asleep and it jolted me awake and out of bed!

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

The ground vibrated for 2 seconds followed by a sharp jolt and rolling for another 5 seconds.

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

It definitely rocked!

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

I was asleep and it felt like a semi truck whizzed by outside my window. However, after waking up I almost went immediately back to sleep

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (28 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

It was a good shake

Witness location : Santa Monica (USA) (28 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Shaking…

Witness location : Woodland Hills (USA) (29 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

20 secs moderate shaking

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 980 min

Woke me up then I went back to sleep

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Way more than a 2.7 At least a 4.0

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

A very shake and roll

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (29 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Was parked in my car and felt strong swaying

Witness location : Winnetka (USA) (30 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

I felt the earthquake

Witness location : Santa Monica (USA) (30 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Awakened by rolling quake

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (30 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Very good shake in Camarillo

Witness location : Simi Valley (USA) (30 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

This was a jolting, long rattle. My cats & I felt it in Simi Valley on Charing Ct off Kuehner Dr. There appears to be no damage but it was loud!

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (30 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

One quick jolt and a longer, sustained one. Lasted only a few seconds.

Witness location : Reseda (USA) (30 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Northridge Hospital felt shaking throughout the whole building.

Witness location : Encino (USA) (30 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Felt like a truck was coming by initially since normally that is felt in our apartment but then it felt like a bit more violent which then startled me and got my father alerted. Had my fridge shaking a bit.

Witness location : Venice (USA) (31 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Venice, about 10 seconds

Witness location : Encino (USA) (31 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 132 min

No damage or things falling

Witness location : Santa Monica (USA) (31 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Big jolt.

Witness location : Chatsworth (USA) (32 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Good sake!

Witness location : Venice (USA) (32 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

I was setting outside and my trees got hit by a sudden jerk and at the same time my phone went off tilling me about the quake it really was shaking  and a roller type like a hulahop

Witness location : Northridge (USA) (32 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Whoa heavy deep shaking, stuff off shelves...  aftershocks

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (32 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Good shake on the Westside.

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

I heard it before I felt it

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (32 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

It started as a light shake then got stronger. There was one good jolt for good measure and soft rolling.

Witness location : Chatsworth (USA) (33 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

I jumped out of bed. It was pretty strong and quick

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (33 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt in Camarillo, side by side shaking

Witness location : Van Nuys (USA) (33 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Good jolt!

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (34 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

I'm bed and it felt like being on a ship on bumpy water in West LA

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (34 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Rumbling, not rolling quake. Lasted only a few seconds

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (34 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Very mild; over in a few seconds.

Witness location : Marina del Rey (USA) (34 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Heard creaks and felt swaying. Nothing fell over in my 3rd floor apartment

Witness location : Westwood (USA) (35 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Definitely felt it in West Los Angeles near Westwood.

Witness location : Northridge (USA) (35 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Felt it in my 3rd floor office at Cal State Univ Northridge. First a quick jolt and then several seconds of wavy motion. I jumped under my desk. Exciting way to start the workday !!!I initially mistakenly input this comment for a weaker aftershock that followed. What I felt was definitely the 4.7 quake.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (35 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

In Marina del Rey, well that woke me up. Couldn’t even stand up things were rocking so bad..shook everything for a long time. Really strong but no damages here I don’t think. Knocked a few things off shelves.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (35 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

One large jolt for about 3 seconds.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (35 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

West Los angeles

Witness location : Sherman Oaks (USA) (35 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Rolling and a huge jolt for 4-5 seconds

Witness location : Camarillo (USA) (35 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

It shook pretty good for seconds

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (36 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Woke me up

Witness location : Northridge (USA) (36 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

8 sec shake. Felt in Northridge.

Witness location : Playa Vista (USA) (36 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 81 min

An hour ago

Witness location : Playa Vista (USA) (36 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Long shake. Woke me up

Witness location : Van Nuys (USA) (37 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Felt a strong shaking. It seemed to pass through the house from one end to another. South to north. There was a rumbling noise that accompanied the shaking.

Witness location : North Hills (USA) (37 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 58 min

Northridge felt it

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Los Angeles, quite a shaker!

Witness location : Sherman Oaks (USA) (38 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

I felt a slight shifting before the shake alert reached me which was surprising because I’m so close to epicenter. Really grateful for shake alert. Rolling movement for 4-5 seconds, I’m on sandy valley soil. Unusual location 3mi no of Malibu? What is the name of their closest fault line?

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Was in the shower and felt vibration for a few seconds. I saw plants and furniture shake slightly. Wasn’t sure if it was a truck or earthquake.

Witness location : Van Nuys (USA) (38 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

My bed swing gently side to side for about two to three seconds.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

At LAXTerminal SW shook.

Witness location : Culver City (USA) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Good jolt, that didn’t last long

Witness location : Van Nuys (USA) (38 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Woke me up and wondered if it would keep going. It was rumbling and kept going.

Witness location : Van Nuys (USA) (38 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Significant shaking in Van Nuys

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

I did not feel it coz I was walking inside my home here in Westchester but could not ignore the sound of quake shaking of my house. I know then there was a quake. Sure enough I received an emergency alert to my phone.

Witness location : Oxnard (USA) (39 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I felt that one of shook pretty good

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

At LAX felt for 30 sec

Witness location : Van Nuys (USA) (39 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Felt a jolt, a few seconds later as we were walking out felt another, in Van Nuys.

Witness location : North Hills (USA) (39 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 132 min

Se sintio muy fuerte duro poco que si hubiera durado mas hubiera tumbado cosas.

Witness location : Culver City (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Culver Crest, top of hill.
Water in pool moved but didn't splash outside.

Witness location : Culver City (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Some rattling then a good jolt followed by some back and forth shaking

Witness location : Culver City (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 67 min

Got woken up by the shaking and an emergency alert system on my iPhone which I never looked at till now because I went back to sleep. Hahaha.

Witness location : Van Nuys (USA) (39 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Small roller felt in Van Nuys. No sharp jolt. Lasted 3-4 seconds.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Slow Shaking back and forth and got larger with heavier quicker shaking and then decreased to smaller but extended softer shaking

Witness location : West Hollywood (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Light shaking for a few seconds. I was awake but still in bed.

Witness location : Granada Hills (USA) (39 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

You could hear the rumble. Feel a shake. And then a big bump. Then a little bit like you’re in a soup bowl

Witness location : Granada Hills (USA) (39 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt like a big bump on the raised foundation, but my sister got a full on rumble and soup bowl feel on a concrete foundation In the converted garage

Witness location : West Hollywood (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Woah!!! West Hollywood

Witness location : Granada Hills (USA) (39 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Two small jolts

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (40 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

I felt huge jolt, I’m in Beverly Hills.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (40 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Hollywood Hills off Laurel Canyon. Didn't feel a thing and wondered what the LA alert was about until I went to this spp.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (40 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

I rattled pretty good!

Witness location : Valley Village (USA) (40 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Felt the shake for a while, was noticeable but gentle.

Witness location : Panorama City (USA) (40 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Felt it in Van nuys California,  two shakes and a growing sound

Witness location : Inglewood (USA) (41 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 332 min

Inglewood California 90302

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (41 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

I was at a red light at Centinela and LaBrea and my car started moving back and forth.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (42 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt this in Hollywood from bed. It was a quick jolt, felt like someone kicked the house and was over fast.

Witness location : Studio City (USA) (42 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

It was long low rumble here in Studio City. I had forgotten to set my alarm clock so this was convenient. Looks like there were smaller tremors afterwards so it wasn't a foreshock

Witness location : Hermosa Beach (USA) (42 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Shaking hard for a long time longer than usual

Witness location : Hermosa Beach (USA) (42 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Earthquake lasted 8 seconds

Witness location : Oxnard (USA) (42 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

10 sec shake

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (43 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Very mild shake

Witness location : North Hollywood (USA) (43 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 158 min

Felt in north Hollywood

Witness location : North Hollywood (USA) (43 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Short rapid movements.

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (43 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I live in View Park area of LA county. It was a rolling feeling for about 10-12 seconds.

Witness location : Ventura (USA) (43 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

A hard jolt, then a few seconds of light rolling. Scared my dogs

Witness location : Redondo Beach (USA) (43 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

5 story condo. Building swayed and felt multiple after shocks. More of a rolling EQ

Witness location : Lawndale (USA) (43 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt the house swaying back and forth, blinds were shaking, furniture rattled. Lasted about 6 or 7 seconds. Redondo Beach.

Witness location : Redondo Beach (USA) (43 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 140 min

Longer than most

Witness location : Redondo Beach (USA) (43 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Redondo Beach

Witness location : San Fernando (USA) (44 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Jolt followed by ~15 seconds of swaying. Actually heard the jolt.

Witness location : Ventura (USA) (44 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 238 min

I was in bed when it hit. There was a jolt and then stronger shaking.

Witness location : Sun Valley (USA) (44 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

It was subtle but enough to rattle my headboard and wake me up

Witness location : Santa Paula (USA) (44 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Felt it shaking my walls and bed

Witness location : Redondo Beach (USA) (44 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 193 min

A good couple of jolts and house squeaked

Witness location : Burbank (USA) (44 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Got the Shake Alert and didn’t hear or really even feel the quake in Burbank, but weirdly did see it. It was spooky. Hanging items (light fixtures, pictures hung on the wall, the TV on its mount, the blinds) started swaying back and forth.

Witness location : Hollywood (USA) (45 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Just barely a shake

Witness location : Burbank (USA) (45 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Stopped at traffic light in Van Nuys. Two large shakes.

Witness location : Burbank (USA) (45 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 106 min

Woken up from sleep

Witness location : Lawndale (USA) (45 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

It rolled then a jolt and then rolled again.

Witness location : Palos Verdes Peninsula (USA) (45 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Shaking,roll with a sharp jolt part way through. Also included a roaring noise.

Witness location : Hawthorne (USA) (45 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

pretty good size of an earthquake, rolling motion

Witness location : Palos Verdes Peninsula (USA) (45 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Quick shake

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Felt like a whopper. Got an alert on my phone while it was happening.

Witness location : Hawthorne (USA) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Shock then a tremble, followed by shatp jerking

Witness location : Palos Verdes Peninsula (USA) (46 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

I felt the earthquake in Palos Verdes Estates California it was a very quick but strong twistI have a 3 story house (3990 sq feet)No damage noted

Witness location : Sylmar (USA) (46 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

long shaking

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

I felt earthquakes

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

It lasted for 1-2 seconds, like the feeling of being rocked when riding a boat.

Witness location : Ventura (USA) (46 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt a mild jolt in Ventura

Witness location : Los Angeles (USA) (47 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

A sway then jolt, lights and things still swaying for a while after.

Witness location : Burbank (USA) (47 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

A fun one

Witness location : Burbank (USA) (47 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Nada.

Witness location : Torrance (USA) (47 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Here we go again!

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

Time : T0+ 45 min

It felt like someone had kicked the bed I was in. It didn’t last very long

Witness location : Burbank (USA) (47 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I received the message that the earthquake was happening 5 seconds before I felt it. That was pretty cool