The John A. Wilson Building

Historical marker location:

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Federal Triangle, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles east of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1).)

Marker installed: 2003

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.