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Did You Feel the Earthquake in Chelmsford?

It's not a feeling we experience often.

 

Maybe your work building shook or you noticed something weird going on with your cup of coffee.

Or maybe you got a seasick feeling, thinking your stomach was upset and you noticed the chairs and floor were moving.

Reports of a 5.9 earthquake out of Virginia could be felt as far north as Chelmsford and even Toronto today.

Many of you felt it here in Chelmsford and even our own advertising manager Anne Wakeman was outside Markus and Leslie at time. She said the ground rattled like a big truck was coming right up behind her.

According to the police scanner, some residents weren't sure what it was called police to ask.

We asked you on Facebook what you felt, and here's what you had to say:

So, did you feel anything? What did it feel like? Tell us in the comments.

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Vivian Merrill

3:37 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011

I felt a gentle wave on the sixth floor of the building where I work here in Lowell. I thought it was because i was hungry, so I got something to eat and it went away. Little did I know....

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Peggy Dunn

1:51 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I was busy trimming bushes and mowing lawn at home and didn't feel a thing.

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Sue Weaver

7:18 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Just felt another earthquake go through Chelmsford. 7:15 p.m. EDT 10/16/2012.

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