The Hotel Washington

Historical marker location:

515 15th Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and 15th Street Northwest, on the right on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.)

The District was the site of a major earthquake in 2011: On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States, with its epicenter located in Mineral, Virginia. The quake was felt strongly in Washington, D.C., causing damage to several buildings, including the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral.