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Witness location : Dover (USA) (2 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

5 seconds of house rumbling, some things shaking... then like nothing had ever happened.

Witness location : Dover (USA) (9 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Feel a little dizzy and ears popped

Witness location : Dover (USA) (10 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Shook for about 10 seconds. Definite earthquake. Neighbors all in the streets for confirmation of what was felt by all

Witness location : Magnolia (USA) (12 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 265 min

Heard a loud rumble followed by the house shaking. I live 1-2 miles from Dover afb

Witness location : Smyrna (USA) (15 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Former Southern California resident, definitely felt an earthquake sitting in my living room lasted about 40 seconds

Witness location : Clayton (USA) (20 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Everything was quivering for a good 10 seconds.

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

Time : T0+ 6 min

Nobody but my Mom felt a "skaking". Nothing seems to be breaking apart or something.

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

Time : T0+ 5 min

It shook the whole house

Witness location : Commercial Township (USA) (34 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Was sitting in my living room heard a rumble which intensity and my house started shaking

Witness location : Barclay (USA) (37 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Could hear rumbling in the house along with doors and lose items shaking

Witness location : Bridgeton (USA) (39 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

The whole house was shaking.

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

Time : T0+ 6 min

Sustained vibrations for at least 30 seconds. Shook pictures on walls.

Witness location : Church Hill (USA) (40 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

I was just laying down in my girlfriends room and then I started to feel the bed shake and I started looking around and saw the ceiling fan shaking. I then thought it could’ve been a really big truck like a garbage truck but nothing is outside. I’m all shook up right now.

Witness location : Millville (USA) (40 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Even with the TV on, I heard rumbling and the chair & foot stool I was sitting on shook. I live in a log home and heard the logs creek and adjust.

Witness location : Salem (USA) (41 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Mirror on dresser was shaking so were the windows of  our house

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

Time : T0+ 34 min

It felt like a large plane flew overhead, but much more intense. The china cabinet shook. It lasted for about 7ish seconds.

Witness location : Vineland (USA) (48 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

As I was sitting down doing homework, I felt as if someone crash my home but didn't hear the crash. Seconds later I call my mom and she tells me if I also felt what she did. I'm like mom we definitely had an earthquake.

Witness location : Town Bank (USA) (48 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Just aloud rumble and a shaking of our house

Witness location : (USA) (49 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Live near Cape May, N. J. Lasted for a good 10 seconds , shook whole house.

Witness location : Bear (USA) (51 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Our house shook and we thought it was wind but there wasn't any wind when we stepped outside

Witness location : Woodstown (USA) (51 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Very subtle. Lasted a couple seconds

Witness location : Woodbine (USA) (60 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I was laying down and I heard a big rumble. Then the house started to shake,and everything rattled.

Witness location : Newark (USA) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Vibration felt and windows rattled for about 10 seconds.

Witness location : Newark (USA) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

my whole dorm room shook

Witness location : Newark (USA) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Only that, my desk started shaking and I thought it was just the train, but there was no train.

Witness location : Newark (USA) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

I’m on the 6th floor Homewood Suites hotel in Newark, DE. Felt a noticeable shaking for 2-3 seconds at 4:47 pm. Nothing damaged.

Witness location : Wilmington (USA) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

The dog acted weird and went outside through the doggie door. And then 5 minutes later the earthquake happened for about 10 seconds. Felt like a train was going past the house.

Witness location : Wilmington (USA) (60 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 113 min

Tremor for about 10-12 seconds.

Witness location : Swedesboro (USA) (61 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Felt our hole house shift and heard a thud.

Witness location : Swedesboro (USA) (61 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

On the phone with a colleague. I felt it in South New Jersey and the Colleague felt it near Baltimore, MD

Witness location : (USA) (63 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

It felt like a vibration

Witness location : Newark (USA) (64 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Deep loud rumble, windows shook.

Witness location : Buena Vista Township (USA) (65 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

House rattled, but didn't cause any damage.

Witness location : Newark (USA) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Felt and heard rumbling for about 20 seconds like a big truck was driving through my house.

Witness location : Wilmington (USA) (66 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Lying in bed & suddenly felt shaking through bed, lasted for 30-40 seconds. CAT was on her car tree. She sat up immediately, looked at me with a start before jumping down.I knee we both felt the 'shake,'

Witness location : Claymont (USA) (67 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Could feel the whole house shake although not violently.  It lasted about 10 seconds? There was a ground level rumbling.

Witness location : (USA) (67 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I am from California and miss the earthquakes!

Witness location : Wilmington (USA) (67 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

was very small. lasted about 10 seconds

Witness location : Egg Harbor Township (USA) (69 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Heard a loud rumble and felt our sofa shake.

Witness location : (USA) (69 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

i was sitting on my bed and it shook for about 10 seconds!

Witness location : (USA) (69 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

i was sitting on my bed and it shook for about 10 seconds!

Witness location : Washington Township (USA) (69 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

lasted about a minute or so some light rumbling shaking, building to moderate and then slowly tapered off.  2nd floor of house shook, desk where I was working and items on desk shook but not strong enough to knock anything over.

Witness location : Landenberg (USA) (70 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

There was a big boom

Witness location : Garnet Valley (USA) (73 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

The whole house rumbled as if someone was shaking it. We didn't suffer any damage.

Witness location : Kennett Square (USA) (73 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Loud vibration, glasses moving

Witness location : Aston (USA) (74 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

It lasted less than a minute but it was definitely felt and shook my house and the items in it

Witness location : Chadds Ford (USA) (74 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

About 20 secs of house shaking, friends are dying same thing

Witness location : Aston (USA) (74 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Windows and cabinets started rumbling and making shaking noises as if truck passing by. Live away from any main roads so that's impossible.

Witness location : (USA) (74 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Objects on the bookshelf made noise and the laundry basket shook against my back as I was laying on the bed.

Witness location : Aston (USA) (74 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

There was a loud pop and then rumbling.

Witness location : Deptford Twp (USA) (74 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Was supper cool! First earthquake experience not bad just startled by shaking

Witness location : Chadds Ford (USA) (75 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

House was shaking lasted 5-7 seconds

Witness location : West Grove (USA) (76 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Kitchen cabinets and walls were vibrating

Witness location : West Grove (USA) (77 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I almost thought it was a huge truck going up the street but I turned to see the street and there was truck. It wasn't much but it lasted a couple of seconds and I noticed it enough to look up if there was just and earthquake.

Witness location : Kennett Square (USA) (77 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Short. Felt like elephants jumping upstairs

Witness location : (USA) (78 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

It felt like a train going by from far-ish away.

Witness location : Glen Mills (USA) (78 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt prolonged shaking 10-20 seconds

Witness location : Runnemede (USA) (79 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Something felt like an earthquake my whole room shook

Witness location : Lincoln University (USA) (79 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Was abrupt

Witness location : Media (USA) (80 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Tremors rattled windows and items on shelf

Witness location : West Berlin (USA) (80 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

A little bit of shaking

Witness location : Springfield (USA) (80 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

It was tiny, but it happened.

Witness location : Media (USA) (80 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

I couldn’t feel the distinct waves, but everything was shaking. It lasted about 10 seconds maybe? It felt really long so I’m not 100% sure.

Witness location : Easton (USA) (81 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt a quick shaking. Just enough to get my attention and make picture on the wall rattle. I live next to a busy road so thought it could have been a truck. Turns out it was an earthquake

Witness location : West Chester (USA) (81 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Heard rattling of items on shelf

Witness location : Media (USA) (81 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

All of the windows in our living room rattled for about 10 seconds.

Witness location : Gloucester City (USA) (82 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

House was shaking a bit

Witness location : (USA) (82 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Just shook the house scrambled the dogs to alert statis

Witness location : Margate City (USA) (82 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Slight tremor in building. Lasted only a second or so.

Witness location : Glen Mills (USA) (82 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

4:50 pm today entire house shook

Witness location : Lawnside (USA) (83 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

No, just felt the vibration. Wasn't sure what it was & then my husband saidm "you feel that, that's a earthquake..si I google info to confirm.

Witness location : Philadelphia (USA) (83 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Sounded like someone running on my roof

Witness location : Lansdowne (USA) (83 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

the whole house shifted

Witness location : Upper Darby (USA) (84 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

House shook for 15 seconds

Witness location : Lansdowne (USA) (84 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 76 min

Dishes in the breakfront rattled, but if it hadn't been for my cats freaking out, I would have thought it was a few big trucks rattling by

Witness location : Haddonfield (USA) (85 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Bed shook, hanging clothes were rocking, slight movement, wife in the other room didnt feel it, 6 year old said he did, wasnt sure if it was real or not.

Witness location : Cherry Hill (USA) (85 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

The walls made a cracking sound and I felt everything vibrating for around five seconds.

Witness location : Cochranville (USA) (86 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I was in the house and there was a sort of deep rumbling sound and then it felt as if the ground vibrated and shook back and forth a little. My house is old and I could hear the walls and floor creaking and my dog and cat got up to look around. My brother who was outside playing basketball didn’t feel anything but my mother in the other room definitely felt something with me and suggested an earthquake.

Witness location : Collingswood (USA) (86 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

I was literally about to fall asleep and it felt like someone was shaking my couch.

Witness location : Broomall (USA) (86 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

I mentioned to my wife that I think its an earthquake