5 years later, DC remembers massive earthquake

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5 years later, DC remembers massive earthquake

An Aug. 23, 2011 earthquake shook Washington, D.C., sending federal workers outside and causing $15 million in damage to the Washington Monument.

Michael O'Connell@moconnellWFED

August 23, 2016 12:00 pm

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Visitors to the Washington Monument obtain tickets for later in the day. The May 12, 2014, was the first day visitors could go up in the Washington Monument after the Aug. 23, 2011, earthquake caused $15 million in damages.

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