Images: UPDATE: East Coast earthquake
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.
A US Park Service helicopter flies in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after it was evacuated following an earthquake.
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A spire, left, is damaged on the National Cathedral in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after a earthquake.
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Security keeps people from entering the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after it was evacuated following an earthquake.
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A seismograph at NIU recorded a 5.9-magnitude earthquake on the east coast of the United States on Tuesday.
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Civilians and military personnel evacuate the Pentagon in Washington after the earthquake.
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Delbert Feaster with Louisa county Fire and EMS walks the perimeter of the Mineral Virginia Post Office after is was closed from structural damage.
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NYPD Emergency service unit officers arrive in Foley Square in New York after the federal and state buildings that surround it were evacuated.
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Court officers stand outside New York Supreme Court in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 after it was evacuated following an earthquake.
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Members of the Secret Service walk in front of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, following an earthquake in the Washington area.
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Office workers gather on a sidewalk after their building was evacuated following an earthquake in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.
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People crowd Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, as buildings were 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.
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US Park Service helicopter patrols over the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, as a member of the Secret Service walks across the roof of the White House 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.
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A member of the Secret Service uniform division patrols on his bicycle in front of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after it was cleared 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.
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Susy Ward, center, and other office workers gather on the sidewalk in downtown Washington moments after an earthquake shook the nations capitol, 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.
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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 Marthas Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.
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Office and construction workers at the White House complex cross Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after 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.
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People crowd Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, as they evacuate buildings after an earthquake his the in 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.
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A worker with Baltimore Gas and Electric walks past a square where workers wait for word to re-enter their office buildings after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter.
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People check their phones as they wait outside of an office building after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter.
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Pedestrians cross an intersection of downtown Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after office buildings where evacuated following a reported 5.9 earthquake was felt in Washington. The 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.
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A maintenance worker looks for additional cracked windows in a building on Market Street in Philadelphia after an earthquake was felt Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.
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Co-workers Susan Sproul, left, and Susan Davidson hug after evacuating from their building after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter.
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People look up at a downtown building after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter.
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Office workers gather on the sidewalk in downtown Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, moments after a 5.9 magnitude tremor shook the nations capitol. The 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.
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Office workers gather on the sidewalk in downtown Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, moments after a 5.9 magnitude tremor shook the nations capitol. The 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.
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Cracks appear on the facade of a building on Market Street in downtown Philadelphia following an earthquake along the East Coast Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments in Washington and rattled nerves from the southern state of Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island in the northeast where President Barack Obama is vacationing. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
A man walks past bricks that fell off of a house once owned by the late Rep. Parren Mitchell, D-Md., after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast shook buildings and rattled nerves from South Carolina to New England on Tuesday and forced the evacuations of parts of the Capitol, White House and Pentagon. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Rev. Denis Madden, left, looks up at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, where decorative pieces of a steeple fell to the sidewalk after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast shook buildings and rattled nerves from South Carolina to New England on Tuesday and forced the evacuations of parts of the Capitol, White House and Pentagon. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Christopher Hartman works on the roof installing a tarp after an earthquake tore down parts of the chimney on his dad's office in Mineral, Va., Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Scott K. Brown)