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New Video of Earthquake in the Washington Monument

In August, an earthquake, with its epicenter in Virginia, affected the Washington D.C. area.  It had a strength of 5.8 on the Richter Scale and caused several cracks in the Washington Monument.  One of the bigger cracks appeared on the outside of the monument, measuring four feet-long.

Now video taken from several different points from inside the monument during the quake have been released.  Check them out here

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