No, you aren't losing your mind: that was definitely shaking you felt.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Virginia at 1:51 p.m., according to reports, with tremors felt as far north as New York.
Local residents shared on Patch's Facebook page what they felt when the quake hit. Here's a sampling:
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Kate Constantine Farley: Yes! My couch was moving and chandelier swinging!
Debbie Wagner Anderson: On my deck thought I was losing my mind very freaky!
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Annemarie Bain: I was at work in the city when the earthquake happened. My chair moved with me in it. I can cross "experience an earthquake" off of my bucket list for sure!
County Executive Steve Levy was on the 12th floor of the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge when the quake hit.
"We had just finished an emergency practice drill less than an hour beforehand," said Levy, noting that the building swayed. "One of the things that went through my mind was that someone bombed the building, and maybe this drill wasn't such a drill.
"But thankfully no one was injured, and this is what you train for," Levy added.
Levy said there have been no reports of injuries in the county due to the quake.
Police are asking those who wish to report non-emergency incidents resulting from the earthquake, such as downed trees or wires to call the Suffolk County Police Department’s non-emergency line at 631-852-COPS or 911 in the event of an emergency.
You can see exactly where the earthquake struck in Virginia here.
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