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Parts of LI shaken by 3.9-magnitude earthquake

Quick ReadFrom Massapequa to Montauk, people felt the earth move under their feet when a 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday morning.

Stony Brook University geology professor Daniel Davis examines

Photo credit: Gregory A. Shemitz | Stony Brook University geology professor Daniel Davis examines data related to the 3.9-magnitude earthquake that occurred at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday. (Nov. 30, 2010)

Yes, Long Island, that was an earthquake Tuesday.

From Massapequa to Montauk, people felt the earth move under their feet when a 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck just before 11 a.m. It was centered nearly 100 miles southeast of the Island, deep in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Some thought it must have been a tractor-trailer rumbling by. Others were convinced...

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