Californians may scoff at the idea of a mid-sized earthquake, but when our nation’s capitol started shaking on August 23, 2011, people freaked out. Having grown up in the DC metro area, I can ...

Capital Weather Gang Ten years ago, a significant earthquake rippled through the Mid-Atlantic People across the East Coast share their memories of the Mineral, Va., earthquake of 2011.

A helicopter flies near the Washington Monument on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 to survey its exterior for damage after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia.

Twitter just blew up with news of an earthquake in Washington, DC. Well, technically not in DC, but near Mineral, Virginia, about equidistant from Richmond and Charlottesville. Since that’s near ...

DC earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred Friday morning. Centered north of Rockville, Md., it was strong enough to wake sleepers and cause a flood of calls to 911.

Damage from the 2011 earthquake that rocked the Mid Atlantic region could be contributing to the ongoing mechanical problems with the elevator inside the Washington Monument.

(Updated at 5:00 p.m.) A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has hit the D.C. area. Reports of the ground shaking came in from throughout the county, the region and the eastern seaboard. The epicenter of the ...

Now, a new study may have found the underlying cause behind the 2011 5.8 magnitude earthquake epicentered in Mineral, Virginia that shook the district and put cracks in several D.C. landmarks.

Believe it or not, there are some major landmarks in the Nation's capital that are still recovering from the magnitude 5.8 Earthquake that surprised our region back in 2011. Including the National ...

WASHINGTON – The 2011 earthquake that rocked the Washington Monument and National Cathedral has led to the discovery of a previously unknown tear in the Earth's crust. The U.S.