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December 19, 2011 Issue Date:
December 31, 2011

Lunch break quake

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East Coast earthquake causes damage to Washington Monument

Associated Press photo by Evan Vucci

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A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook cities from Ontario to Alabama just as the lunch hour was ending along the East Coast on Aug. 23. The tremor rattled nerves but only caused minor damage (including structural damage closing the Washington Monument), compared to the destruction and death tolls that resulted from quakes in Japan, India, Turkey, and New Zealand.

Lunch break quake

East Coast earthquake causes damage to Washington Monument

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