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People in Lawrenceville Reporting Feeling Quake

Some people are tweeting about feeling tremors from the 5.9 quake centered in Virginia.

Tuesday afternoon's 5.9 magnitude earthquake which shook Virginia, Washington, DC, New York City and North Carolina may have caused the ground to shake here in Lawrenceville-- some 450 miles away. 

Here are some Tweets from people who claim to have felt tremors from the quake:

Im from No. Cali, and i know what an earthquake feels like. Im in Lawrenceville, GA and I felt an aftershock
-From @sowlove1 

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@HootersTour just felt that earthquake in Lawrenceville, GA. I used to live in L.A. and I am sure it was an earthquake...minor shaking..
-From @GregNewbery

@feliciaday It appears that Lawrenceville GA also had some sort of quake
-From @Mazlow01 

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They saying they felt the ground shaking in Lawrenceville. IN GEORGIA.
-From @LeaveItUpToMel

@JovitaMoore Friends are telling me they felt it in Decatur, hearing people are feeling it in Lawrenceville & Norcross.
-From @JulesHeartsLife 

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