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Historical marker location:

1522 Holbrook Street Northeast, Trinidad, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Holbrook Street Northeast and Queen Street Northeast, on the left when traveling north on Holbrook Street Northeast.)

Artist: Mikhail Hardy. 2009

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.