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Witness location : Shaver Lake (USA) (82 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

I was upstairs. I heard a boom and then several seconds of rattling of the cabin. I looked to see if the cedar trees were shaking but they were not.

Witness location : Squaw Valley (USA) (88 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

There was a big bang, silence, another bang and then a couple seconds of rumbling. It freaked the kids out a bit.

Witness location : Three Rivers (USA) (92 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

felt like the house was picked up and dropped...felt a second quake a short time later

Witness location : Oakhurst (USA) (106 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

We heard it before we felt/saw it

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

Time : T0+ 18 min

All the windows were  shaking .

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

Time : T0+ 38 min

Felt a jarring brief shake.

Witness location : Clovis (USA) (115 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 275 min

3-5 seconds of very subtle rattling of Windows & doors inside of house. Did not feel it. At first the thought someone was opening & closing one of the doors repeatedly to the outside causing the fluctuation of air inside. I only looked to confirm it after other family members mentioned the same experience in other parts of the house.

Witness location : Ahwahnee (USA) (117 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 413 min

It rattled my windows and freaked my dogs out.

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

Time : T0+ 6 min

I just felt another

Witness location : Clovis (USA) (117 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Lasted maybe 10 seconds. Not very strong.

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

Time : T0+ 7 min

Water moving in pool. Two jolts felt while sitting down.

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

Time : T0+ 19 min

Woke me from nap.

Witness location : Parlier (USA) (120 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

I was sitting in my chair in my classroom and felt a little jolt. I have not felt an earthquake in a while pretty neat

Witness location : Parlier (USA) (120 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I was sitting in my chair in my classroom and felt a little jolt. I have not felt an earthquake in a while pretty neat

Witness location : Parlier (USA) (120 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I was sitting in my chair in my classroom and felt a little jolt. I have not felt an earthquake in a while pretty neat

Witness location : Parlier (USA) (120 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I was sitting in my chair in my classroom and felt a little jolt. I have not felt an earthquake in a while pretty neat

Witness location : Parlier (USA) (120 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I was sitting in my chair in my classroom and felt a little jolt. I have not felt an earthquake in a while pretty neat

Witness location : Visalia (USA) (121 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

House creaked from starting on east side and rolling to west side

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

Time : T0+ 5 min

I was upstairs and there was a hard snap to the left and I felt it glide back to the right

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

Time : T0+ 9 min

It shook our mobile  home  my 80 gal  aquarium  shook

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

Time : T0+ 10 min

Sitting in my car waiting to pick up kids from school and I felt the back end of my car move as if it was being pushed. I looked to see nobody there. I had the same experience before so I knew it em was an earthquake.

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (123 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 155 min

The vase of flowers on my coffee table shook for 2-3 seconds. My sofa that I was seated on also shook.

Witness location : Exeter (USA) (124 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Short duration

Witness location : Clovis (USA) (124 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Watching the Supercross on the DVD. I thought someone hit my house. Just a rumble before then a good jolt!

Witness location : Clovis (USA) (125 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

My windows shook.  I thought maybe a car had hit my home.

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (126 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

There were two separate quakes. First rolled. The second was stronger and made wall mounted pictures etc shake. I headed outside!

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

Time : T0+ 8 min

I was parked on the side of the road, it felt like someone was trying to push my car out into the street.

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

Time : T0+ 9 min

I was parked on the side of the road, it felt like someone was trying to push my car.

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

Time : T0+ 16 min

Sitting on the living room floor and felt a huge wave like feeling underneath us!

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

Time : T0+ 37 min

It felt like a couple of rolling waves, we absolutely knew it was a quake, but didn't realize it was just the other side of the mountain range! Wow!

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (127 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

similar to when a person is sitting on a chair in a room, in a house with an elevated floor (sub-floor) and the kids go running by, stomping their feet.

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (128 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

On the second floor in the Fresno state library it shook the whole building

Witness location : Visalia (USA) (128 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

It actually felt it go through my house, from the east to the west. Strange. I heard it coming!!

Witness location : Kingsburg (USA) (128 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

it was a twisting feeling not in direction i had imagined. very short

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (129 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Back to back tremors. First small lasting less than 3 sec.. Second came 30 sec later lasting 15-20 seconds

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

Time : T0+ 10 min

I heard the window rattle then felt a little shake.

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (131 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

yo fam I was laying on my bed rn and it started shaking out of no where like is my bed possessed or was there an earthquake ?

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

Time : T0+ 13 min

Felt the slow rolling of earthquake

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

Time : T0+ 14 min

Felt like something hit our building then and there was a few little after shocks or trimmers shaking  the building

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

Time : T0+ 19 min

I was sitting in the living room feeding my baby when I felt the rocking chair sort of "jump" a little.  Then about 30 seconds later I heard the house creek, then felt a small jolt.  Then I realized it must have been an earthquake, so I went outside to ask my dad, who was smoking one of his dog shit cigars, if he also felt it.  He was drunk as usual.  I don't know why I even asked him!

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (135 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

I thought it was a train, but not a trAin nearby, I was a tually laying in bed and it started shaking, about 5 seconds.

Witness location : Porterville (USA) (138 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Lamps swinging couch shaking. But nothing falling

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (138 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

I was asleep and the earthquake woke me up.

Witness location : Porterville (USA) (138 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Felt my bed have a quick jolt

Witness location : Porterville (USA) (139 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It felt like a small wave under our feet.

Witness location : Tulare (USA) (140 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I was sitting on my couch and I felt the couch move from east to west. Once in each direction.

Witness location : Tulare (USA) (140 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

My whole work desk and my computer screens were shaking

Witness location : Fresno (USA) (142 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

One followed  shortly by another each lasting a few seconds

Witness location : Hanford (USA) (148 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Just thought someone slammed a door or something...startled me for about 10 seconds

Witness location : Madera (USA) (149 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Shooh the building enough to rattle the monitors.

Witness location : Madera (USA) (150 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

I felt my couch shake while laying on it.

Witness location : Le Grand (USA) (156 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I was standing in the kitchen talking with a friend when a teapot I had sitting on my counter started rattling then I noticed my fan chains were moving the prisms on a candlestick were moving it wasn't very long that it continued

Witness location : Coulterville (USA) (161 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Have had three jolts since 3:04

Witness location : Lemoore (USA) (161 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Very slight but definite movement. I was sitting at the dining room table with no one else in the room.

Witness location : Alpaugh (USA) (176 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Sitting at my desk at work, wondering if I just felt an earthquake.

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

Time : T0+ 4 min

One big jerk

Witness location : Wasco (USA) (198 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Ceiling fan strings were swaying.

Witness location : Arnold (USA) (207 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

House is dead quiet and I was sitting down so it was pretty noticable.  I think ifni had been busy at the time incould of missed it.  My dogs barked as well.

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (209 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Very slight roller. I was sitting at my classroom teacher's desk when the classroom creaked a little, then I could feel the wave pass through my classroom. About 3:07PM Pacific Time.

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

Time : T0+ 5 min

Thought i had a dizzy spell and looked up and the ceiling fan chain was swinging a little.

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

Time : T0+ 20 min

Good little vibration

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (211 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

A single bump

Witness location : Bakersfield (USA) (222 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Heard house creak and then felt shake

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

Time : T0+ 5 min

I felt it my couch and ceiling fans started shaking

Witness location : Temecula (USA) (429 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 60 min

Another...geesh!