Washington Monument Earthquake--500 feet up

[johnny]

Want to see what the tourists saw when the Monument began to shake.
I was there in DC that day, and let me tell you that 5.9 shallow quake did move quite a bit from left to right. One place I would not want to be was that Washington Monument built off and on in the late 1800's.

Check out the Park Ranger,

"The quake cracked four stones near the top of the 555-foot monument. Days later, Hurricane Irene lashed the monument with strong winds and heavy rain. More cracks became apparent, and there was some interior flooding.In the first video released, the National Park Service said the ranger at the top of the monument followed protocol by guiding visitors to the emergency exit door on the 490 level, which opens inward, and then returned to the 500 level to ensure that all visitors were out."

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/lo...584728.html?dr

[DonnaMc]

Wow. Seemed like it lasted forever!

[johnny]

it felt like a good 15-20 seconds which is a lifetime when the earth is moving.
i can't imagine how scary it was to be up on that monument 500 foot and have that sucker move.

[Miho]

Want to see what the tourists saw when the Monument began to shake.
I was there in DC that day, and let me tell you that 5.9 shallow quake did move quite a bit from left to right. One place I would not want to be was that Washington Monument built off and on in the late 1800's.

Check out the Park Ranger,

"The quake cracked four stones near the top of the 555-foot monument. Days later, Hurricane Irene lashed the monument with strong winds and heavy rain. More cracks became apparent, and there was some interior flooding.In the first video released, the National Park Service said the ranger at the top of the monument followed protocol by guiding visitors to the emergency exit door on the 490 level, which opens inward, and then returned to the 500 level to ensure that all visitors were out."

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/lo...584728.html?dr

Is that legal?