Magnitude-5.8 earthquake shakes D.C.

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook buildings and prompted office workers to pour into the streets.

In Washington, 10 years later, every day is Sept. 12. When the office ceiling shifts to and fro, thoughts go immediately to evil attack rather than natural disaster.

Virginia hasn’t suffered a quake comparable in size to Tuesday’s magnitude 5.8 for more than a century.

Structural damage from Tuesday’s earthquake might not be clear for days.

The earthquake that struck Washington on Tuesday shook the city’s carefully constructed rhythms.

Washington area residents aren’t accustomed to earthquakes. Here’s how they should have handled Tuesday’s temblor.