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Witness location : (USA) (3 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

It woke me from sound sleep. Sounded like an explosion.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (4 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Extremely loud sound like a explosion very near by

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (4 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 889 min

Felt pressure on the house n then the house shook right after.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (4 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Heard a loud noise

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Loud and rumbling, just before it started it was very quiet then the rumbling started

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Herd a rumble and sounded like something slamed into my apartment and shook the bed

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Very loud. Felt like the house jumped. Neighbour's went outside

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Felt more like someone hit out house with a car heard loud bang !!  Didn't feel like an earthquake :S

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Very strong for this area

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It felt like someone hit our house

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Sharp thump then long rumble total about 15 seconds

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Shock the house like an explosion went off nearby.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

It was like a big Boom and house shook. Am used to longer earthquakes this so far has had no mini after shocks. Freaked out the cat and woke both of us up.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 102 min

Felt like a truck came through to house. With a shake
And a boom sound.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

It sounded like a small explosion then the house shook

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

There was an explosion sound and then it Sounded like a massive truck zooming by our house by inches. 20 secs

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I thought someone hit the house with a car fast

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

Felt a quietness followed by a low rumble then a loud bang. Startled our animals and sent them running also made a few light items fall off our counter. Had my girlfriend wondering what was happening. Felt worst about 30 years ago! But definitely one of the stronger quakes in the seaway valley in a while

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Felt like a car hit my building

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (5 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Thought someone hit the house.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

It sounded similar to a explosion right outside my door. Shook everything and was over in seconds.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (6 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

Felt like a train hit the building. Very loud and scary.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Was scared

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Two loud thumps and the house rumbled. Very quick. I though baby fell off bed or Santa hit the roof early.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (6 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

It was a quick rumble. Lasted only a few seconds.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (6 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Like a big explosion

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

Time : T0+ 26 min

Felt like a sonic boom. Thought the furnace exploded. 5-10 seconds sound

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Bed and whole house shaking and grumbling noises

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (8 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 73 min

Felt as though the house was hit by something.  Very loud.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (9 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

We felt that some heavy guy running in the house as the whole house was shaking.

Witness location : Cornwall (Canada) (10 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

It sounded like a rush of snow was shaking the house. My 12 year old son and I laughed at how it scared us!

Witness location : Glen Walter (Canada) (11 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Large bang like truck hit home followed by 10 second shake of house. Very scary

Witness location : (Canada) (12 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Sounded like an explosion followed by a powerful shake and shutter.

Witness location : Massena (USA) (13 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

It felt like thunder rolling and then very loud bang! Everything shook, I was in basement, and I thought a car hit the house!

Witness location : Massena (USA) (14 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

Felt like someone ran into my house

Witness location : Massena (USA) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

The loud noise and shaking lasted approximately 15 seconds. No damage to our house, however, there are several sirens outside.

Witness location : Massena (USA) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Heard a loud boom, shake of house, then rumbling for about 10seconds afterwards

Witness location : Massena (USA) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It wasn't long lasting but it was a shake and a loud enough boom, as if something hit the house. It definitely startled me, because I initially had no idea what it was.

Witness location : Massena (USA) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Woke me up. A plant fell off a shelf. Some of us thought it was an explosion.

Witness location : Massena (USA) (15 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

It felt like an explosion and shook the house.

Witness location : Massena (USA) (16 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Woke me up!

Witness location : Massena (USA) (20 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

We thought something hit the house. We felt the boom

Witness location : Brasher Falls-Winthrop (USA) (20 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Felt the whole house shake. Lasted quite a while too it seemed.

Witness location : Massena (USA) (22 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

I've never experienced anything like that before!

Witness location : Brushton (USA) (24 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

At first it sounded like it was just a plow, then we looked around to make sure a pipe hadn't burst.

Witness location : Brushton (USA) (24 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 240 min

Honestly thought a car hit my house

Witness location : North Bangor (USA) (32 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 355 min

I was sleeping and woke up and my bed was shaking.  My husband heard a loud bang and he thought something hit our house.  My so felt it too.

Witness location : Norwood (USA) (33 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

The power had gone out three hours prior to the shake and I was laying in bed waiting for its return. Several towns along Rt. 56 were effected and the power came back on just a few minutes after the quake was felt. Coincidental? I don't know.

Witness location : Potsdam (USA) (40 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Strong enough to wake a sleeping child. Akin to the feeling of a heavy truck rumbling by. Felt for a couple of seconds.

Witness location : Malone (USA) (42 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

The house was shaking and Windows vibrating

Witness location : Potsdam (USA) (48 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 423 min

We were asleep and it woke us up. The house felt like someone was jiggling it. The dag woke up and started barking. It lasted about 15 - 20 seconds

Witness location : Saint-Antoine-Abbé (Canada) (67 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Felt the bed shake at 12:17.

Witness location : Ogdensburg (USA) (68 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1140 min

Sudden jolt, followed by gentle shaking

Witness location : Mooers Forks (USA) (86 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

It was fast and there was no aftershock

Witness location : Toronto (Canada) (405 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1191 min

In bed, with my head on the pillow ear to the ground, I felt an extremely faint but sustained vibration. I'm very sensitive to this sensation after having experienced Northridge California in 1994 and all the aftershocks.