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Virginia rocked by 3.0 earthquake causing reports of violent shaking

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A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck Virginia today , with the epicenter located about five miles south of the town of Dillwyn in Buckingham County .

More than 150 people across Virginia and other nearby states reported feeling shaking up to intensity level four .

As of 3:20pm ET, no damages or injuries have been reported.

It is rare for earthquakes to strike Virginia , as it sits in the middle of the North American tectonic plate.

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