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East Coast Earthquake Felt Near Chicago
A Des Plaines woman says she felt it in her office building.

The earthquake that hit the East Coast, 90 miles south of Washington, D.C. this afternoon was felt by peope up and down the coast, even causing Rockefeller Center to sway. Some in the Chicago area reported feeling it as well, MSNBC reported.
A Des Plaines resident, Tracy Raetzman, told MSNBC she felt the quake.
"We felt something again up here on the second floor in Des Plaines. It lasted a little while, maybe close to a min," she said, according to the story.
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