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Witness location : Eastlake (USA) (5 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Lasted for 3-5 seconds

Witness location : Eastlake (USA) (5 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 110 min

My whole house shook and the widows and glass were rumbling.I thought maybe a big tree fell on the house or that a house nearby blew up. It was scary!

Witness location : Eastlake (USA) (5 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

It felt like someone found the gas petal instead of the brake in my driveway and drove into the house. Nothing seems to have fallen or moved drastically, but I felt pretty significant shaking. I think there might have been two mild aftershocks too.

Witness location : Willowick (USA) (7 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 586 min

My first thought was an explosion.  Second thought was a truck rammed into my house.  Loud violent rumble throughout the entire house that lasted about 3 seconds.

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

Time : T0+ 7 min

The entire neighborhood shook and car alarms went off everywhere. Things fell off the walls as well.

Witness location : Eastlake (USA) (8 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

2 seconds

Witness location : Wickliffe (USA) (9 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

We thought someone drove into our house!

Witness location : Mentor-on-the-Lake (USA) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

I heard a click and then three loud booms, while my bed and the house around me shook really hard (I work 2nd shift and was still in bed.)

Witness location : Willoughby (USA) (9 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Heard loud noise, felt driveway rumble for 1-2 seconds, those inside heard noise, felt rumble and lampshade moved

Witness location : Willoughby (USA) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Felt like a shock wave

Witness location : Mentor (USA) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Quick jolt.

Witness location : Mentor (USA) (10 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Work in a weld shop, we thought a forklift had hit a main wall or a truck hit the building

Witness location : Mentor (USA) (11 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Knocked a couple pictures off the wall. Heard a rumble.

Witness location : Mentor (USA) (11 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 258 min

Me and the 2 guys renovating my kitchen heard a loud rumbling sound. Felt the house shake for a good 5 seconds. Pictures, lights and Windows were rattling and shaking pretty good. Jolted us for a bit, but nothing serious. All the neighbors around me felt and experienced the same thing.

Witness location : Euclid (USA) (11 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

I definitely felt it.  My Parrot reacted immediately from another room at the same time I did.  Reminded me of a semi truck going past a small home brief rumble low sound.  Dogs reacted too but not seriously. Brief.

Witness location : Euclid (USA) (12 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Thought I heard a loud rumbling too

Witness location : Mentor (USA) (13 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Entire office shook

Witness location : Kirtland (USA) (13 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Felt the house shake, Like a big jolt of thunder but skies are clear

Witness location : Willoughby (USA) (13 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

The entire foundation of my house shook. All the floor lamps were shaking and my bed literally moved a good inch across the floor. It lasted about 10 seconds.

Witness location : Mentor (USA) (14 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Woke me up from a dead sleep!  Pretty scary

Witness location : Willoughby (USA) (14 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

My ceiling fan shook and my furniture moved glassware rattles. Aprox 3 seconds

Witness location : Mentor (USA) (14 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Shook the entire house

Witness location : Painesville (USA) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

We thought it was either an earthquake or someone just crashed into the building/plaza!

Witness location : Kirtland (USA) (16 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 235 min

I was laying down. Felt a “rocking” sensation for 3-4 seconds. Thought I was imagining things. Heard some creaking noises under me (my bed?) Cats and dogs were unfazed.

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (17 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Just felt the building shake once. We figured someone dropped something on the roof (like an AC unit)

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (17 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Felt like a large semi was rolling down a street. Just a large rumble

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (17 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Woke up and my bed and drawer started to shake.

Witness location : Painesville (USA) (19 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

My dogs freaked out. House shook for a couple seconds.

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (20 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

It woke up my 6 month old baby!

Witness location : Cleveland Heights (USA) (21 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

It seemed to last for about 12 to 15 seconds. About a 4 second strong beginning and the remainder a constant but lower strength rumbling vibration.

Witness location : Painesville (USA) (22 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

It's kind of breezy today and I heard the wind blow a strong gust at the same time it felt like my whole house sort of shifted. I got up to see if someone had backed into my house with a riding lawnmower or something but there was nothing there.

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (22 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Was in the basement and heard a loud rumble and the light bulbs shook a little bit.

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (24 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 604 min

I live in Cleveland Heights on the 4th floor of an 100 year old building. What I felt was the entire building sway side to side.

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (25 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

I was sorting clothes in drawers and heard like a growling sound then there was a rumble and the shaking occurred the glass doors shook open then the house did a loud thump like the foundation settled, scary!!

Witness location : Chardon (USA) (25 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Felt the building shake, on the square in Chardon.

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (25 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Floor moved!

Witness location : Beachwood (USA) (27 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Sitting at dining room table and it began shaking. Children in their room and became alarmed - floor felt like it was vibrating and bed and furniture was shaking.
We are on the top floor (5th) of an apartment building.

Witness location : Chagrin Falls (USA) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Slow roll, shake for a bit

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Just felt slight movement of shaking then it stopped

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (34 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

In training at NEORSD and projector began shaking for approx 10-15 seconds.

Witness location : Solon (USA) (37 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Sideways movement

Witness location : Cleveland (USA) (42 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Wasn’t sure what it was sounded like a big truck driving by that made the house rattle a little

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

Time : T0+ 43 min

Visibly shook large furniture, felt like being in a boat riding on waves in my bed

Witness location : Salem (USA) (102 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 222 min

I do know, I felt a wobble sitting in my hair this morning.

Witness location : London (Canada) (140 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 157 min

Thought I was imagining it, but my couch started shaking.