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Did You Feel the Quake? Birmingham Chimes In on Facebook, Twitter

An earthquake in Virginia could be felt all the way in Michigan, including Detroit, Royal Oak, Birmingham and West Bloomfield.

An earthquake Tuesday afternoon left some Birmingham residents feeling all shook up.

People as far away as Toronto, Ohio and Michigan could feel the 5.9-magnitude earthquake, which was centered 27 miles east of Charlottesville, VA. .

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at a depth of 3.7 miles, accounting for Americans hundreds of miles away being able to feel its tremors. Several people commented on Facebook and Twitter that they could feel the tremors in Michigan.

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Downtown, Birmingham City Hall appears to have remained still. Christian Weurth, assistant to the city manager, said he hadn't felt anything from his office in city hall. On Birmingham Patch's Facebook page, some fans said they could feel buildings shaking; others said they felt nothing.

  • Cherie Morganroth: "My whole office (felt it) — Birmingham."
  • Nikki Stephan: "We didn't feel anything in Bingham Farms, either. Same thing last year when many people in MI felt the earthquake. Not us!"

Other residents reported feeling the tremors while at work today:

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  • Diana Oliveira: "My husband works on the 18th floor at the Ren Cen and he felt it!"
  • Natalie Zaim: "I did! At work in Novi."
  • Tom Constand: "Five floors up in downtown Detroit. You bet I did!"

On Twitter, @yesnofilms, based in Bingham Farms, told Birmingham Patch that they also felt the shock waves.

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