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RALEIGH -- People in North Carolina fled buildings as a 5.9-magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia shook some from their offices. Media outlets and officials reported it was felt from Asheville to the Triad to Jacksonville.

Some workers in Raleigh evacuated from offices when the tremor hit Tuesday. Others stayed where they were, and said they were unaware of what was causing floors, ceilings and computer monitors to shake.

Paul Bonavita blamed the air-conditioning at the building that houses his medical communications company. Fiona Parker says she and her co-workers fled when they realized their building was shaking even though no wind was blowing.

Spokespeople for Duke Energy and Progress said the two companies' six nuclear power plants all stayed online.

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