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A slew of onlookers stopped and observed a window on Market Street in downtown Philadelphia that was cracked during Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the East Coast from Georgia to New England. (Associated Press)
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A window on Market Street in downtown Philadelphia was cracked during Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the East Coast from Georgia to New England. The earthquake was centered near Mineral, Va. (Associated Press)
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The Washington National Cathedral in Northwest Washington, D.C. suffered damaged pinnacles, which broke off as a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the area on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Glass bottles lay shattered on the ground Aug. 23, 2011, at Sammy's Liquor store in northeast Washington, after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit much of the East Coast. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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The Washington National Cathedral in Northwest Washington, D.C. suffered damaged pinnacles, which broke off as a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the area on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Glass bottles lay shattered on the ground at Sammy's Liquor store in Northeast Washington, D.C., after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the District. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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People react and make their way from Arlington Gateway Park in Rosslyn, Va, Tuesday, August 23, 2011, after a 5.9 earthquake which struck at around 2pm EST, with an epicenter outside of Richmond, Va. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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People who came out on the street after an earthquake look up at a window that cracked during the quake on Market Street in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
