VIDEO: Locals React to Earthquake

Patch spoke to residents in Patchogue shortly after a Virginia earthquake sent tremors up the East Coast.

Posted Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:06 pm ET|Updated Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:17 pm ET

Patch spoke with residents who were in the Patchogue-area shortly after a 5.8 magnitude shook the region Tuesday afternoon.

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