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Virginia Earthquake Rumbles Boston Area - Did you Feel it, Watertown?

The 5.8 earthquake in Northern Virginia was felt up and down the East Coast.

An earthquake centered in Northern Virginia shook the earth miles up and down the East Coast, including the Boston area just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

The 5.8 magnitude reportedly , and many people evacuated buildings in other communities.

The U.S. Geological Survey shows on its United States map that a quake hit Virginia, .

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