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

Time : T0+ 23 min

Quick loud rumble with short shake. Ran out of house on first quake then outside for second

Witness location : Doyle (USA) (18 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

a first then second tremor

Witness location : Janesville (USA) (25 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Shook hard for 10-15 seconds, I think 3 aftershocks since. Probably the biggest one I've experienced in 32 years in this area.

Witness location : Janesville (USA) (31 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Haven't felt an earthquake like these two before. It was almost like you could hear it coming towards you and didn't seem to have the usual wave type feeling. Just shook the house and got louder gradually.

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

Time : T0+ 11 min

Shook my bed left to right and the walls were making popping noises and the glass doors were rattling

Witness location : Susanville (USA) (48 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Shaking lasted about 7 seconds. I think I felt an aftershock 5 min after the first shake.

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

Time : T0+ 23 min

Two separate short movements, very mild shaking.

Witness location : Loyalton (USA) (53 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

A rolling feeling that lasted several seconds.

Witness location : Reno (USA) (56 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Shook the bed, 3 minutes later shook a little. That's when I realized I wasn't   Imagining Things

Witness location : Reno (USA) (60 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Mild and extremely short.

Witness location : Reno (USA) (72 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Rocking felt twice

Witness location : Reno (USA) (73 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Two a couple minutes apart. A couple seconds of mild shaking then about fifteen seconds of gentle rocking.

Witness location : Westwood (USA) (73 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 159 min

Sounded like a burgular tripped outside

Witness location : Reno (USA) (74 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

One short rumble, then a milder short rumble a few minutes later.

Witness location : Reno (USA) (76 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

Felt first one while lying on the couch, son felt it in his room. Mild shaking felt. Few minutes later felt the second while sitting. Just unsettling.

Witness location : Reno (USA) (77 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

I felt two within a couple minutes apart.

Witness location : Sparks (USA) (79 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt like a P-wave, glasses of water were shaking while watching a movie.

Witness location : Sparks (USA) (79 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Felt it in my bed surprising

Witness location : Reno (USA) (80 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Just a little freaked

Witness location : (USA) (84 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Sharp jolt followed by smaller shakes. Whole thing was 5-6 seconds

Witness location : Reno (USA) (85 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Was a jolt

Witness location : Reno (USA) (92 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Distinct but mild shaking/creaking for ~6 seconds.

Witness location : Nevada City (USA) (113 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1143 min

It was just after 10pm, 8/3/16. I was in bed, drifting off and it awoke me. At first I thought a cat jumped on my bed, but no cat. Then the bed and ground moved up and down gently, for about 12 seconds, maybe?

Witness location : Glenbrook (USA) (120 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

There were two

Witness location : Nevada City (USA) (120 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Slight shake

Witness location : Nevada City (USA) (121 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

 gentle shaking

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

Time : T0+ 5 min

Probably lasted around five seconds in duration. The house lightly shook, sort of a slow wobble.

Witness location : Grass Valley (USA) (127 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

A quick jolt, but distinctive!

Witness location : Grass Valley (USA) (127 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Watching TV and felt things shake for few seconds

Witness location : Penn Valley (USA) (131 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Shook my bed and bedroom furniture

Witness location : Genoa (USA) (131 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Shaker. Less than 5 sec

Witness location : Fallon (USA) (135 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I felt my bed shake for about 1 or 2 seconds.

Witness location : Penn Valley (USA) (135 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Just felt the house roll a little. Was an obvious earthquake. Was wondering if it was leading up to a worse earthquake.

Witness location : Oroville (USA) (137 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Laying in bed watching TV , & felt vibrations.

Witness location : Cupertino (USA) (352 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Small thump