5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes DC

An apparent earthquake rocks Washington, D.C. area. Fox news reports that several public buildings, including the Capitol, have been evacuated. I didn't even know there are earthquake fault lines in the D.C. area.

A Parks Police helicopter inspects the Washington Monument shortly after an earthquake struck Washington, DC August 23, 2011. One of the strongest earthquakes to strike the US east coast in decades rattled offices Tuesday in downtown Washington and

After a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Washington area, residents and structures were shaken. The quake, at one point upgraded to a magnitude of 5.9, even caused damage to the Washington National Cathedral, sending one of its spires tumbling.

(Updated at 5:00 p.m.) A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has hit the D.C. area. Reports of the ground shaking came in from throughout the county, the region and the.

Tuesday afternoon's 5. 8 earthquake caused two nuclear reactors at a power plant outside of Washington DC to go offline. {source : www.fraudcharge.com}