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First Reported Earthquake Damage in Port Jeff

Image of damage from Tuesday's earthquake in Virginia that affected the Eastern seaboard.

While r in of people who were bumped or shaken from their chairs, no real damage or injury has been reported as a result of Tuesday afternoon's earthquake.

That is, until now.

A reader sent in this photo of the damage that she came back to find at her Port Jefferson Station home after work on Tuesday. Clearly this was caused by the shocks from the 5.9 magnitude quake that hit Virginia.

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If you have discovered damage to your home as a result of this recent quake, please send it to editor Lon Cohen at lon.cohen@patch.com.

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