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ROD LAMKEY JR. / THE WASHINGTON TIMES Tuesday's 5.8 magnitude earthquake sent office workers across the region out into the sunshine -including these women in Rosslyn -while buildings were checked for damage. "It's an extraordinary and unusual situation," CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said. "There are thousands and thousands of stories here, with people wondering about aftershocks, about damage."

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Ronald Reagan National Airport Police stop travelers from entering Terminal A, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, as authorities checked for damage after an earthquake in the Washington area. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where President Barack Obama is vacationing. No injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Tourists continue taking photographs at the Lincoln Memorial in Washngton, Tuesday, Aug. 23,2011, as security kept them from entering after the Memorial was evacuated following an earthquake in the Washington area. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where President Barack Obama is vacationing. No injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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People stand in Foley Square in New York after being evacuated from the Federal and State buildings that surround it Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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With the Washington Monument in the background people walk nearby after it was closed to visitors as a security precaution following an earthquake in the Washington area. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Co-workers Susan Sproul, left, and Susan Davidson hug after evacuating from their building after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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In this Feb. 10, 2005 file photo, The containment domes enclosing the North Anna Power Station's two nuclear reactors rise over a discharge canal at the Louisa plant in Spotsylvainia county Va. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia. Two nuclear reactors at the North Anna Power Station in the same county as the epicenter were automatically taken off line by safety systems around the time of the earthquake, said Roger Hannah, a spokesman for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (AP Photo/the Free Lance-Star, Suzanne Carr-Rossi, File)

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People stand in the street in downtown Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after office buildings where evacuated following an earthquake in the Washington area. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Civilians and military personnel evacuate the Pentagon in Washington after an earthquake was felt on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Graham)

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Office workers try to use their cellphones in Chinatown in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Office workers flood District streets in Chinatown in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Office workers flood District streets at Mt. Vernon Square in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Office workers flood District streets at Mt. Vernon Square in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Crowds of people wait outside of Union Station on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 following a 5.9 earthquake whose epicenter was in Mineral, Va., east of Charlottesville, but whose effects could be felt up the entire Eastern seaboard, including Washington, D.C. All buildings downtown were evacuated. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Crowds of people wait outside of Union Station on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 following a 5.9 earthquake whose epicenter was in Mineral, Va., east of Charlottesville, but whose effects could be felt up the entire Eastern seaboard, including Washington, D.C. All buildings downtown were evacuated. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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People board a bus outside of the Rosslyn Metro Station in Rosslyn, Va, Tuesday, August 23, 2011, after 5.9 earthquake struck at around 2pm EST, with an epicenter outside of Richmond, Va. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A U.S. Capitol Police officer directs a cyclist away from the Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. All buildings downtown are evacuated Tuesday following a 5.9 earthquake whose epicenter was in Mineral, Va., east of Charlottesville, but whose effects could be felt up the entire Eastern seaboard, including Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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People react to a 5.9 earthquake in Rosslyn, Va, Tuesday, August 23, 2011, which struck at around 2pm EST, with an epicenter outside of Richmond, Va. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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