Earthquake Jolts Washington, Workers Head Home

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered just 90 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. sent scores of workers streaming out of buildings there, damaging pinnacles at the National Cathedral and creating a traffic tie-ups more akin to a blizzard.
Aug. 24, 2011

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered just 90 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. sent scores of workers streaming out of buildings there, damaging pinnacles at the National Cathedral and creating a traffic tie-ups more akin to a blizzard.

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