A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Washington on Tuesday afternoon — causing the evacuation of government buildings, cellphone service outages, traffic gridlock and delays in public transportation.
The White House, Capitol complex, Pentagon, State Department and other government buildings were evacuated shortly after the earthquake struck at 1:51 p.m.
You can watch the white House shake as the earthquake hit Washington, D.C. in the CBS News video.
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There were initial reports that the Washington Monument was tilting and the U.S. Park Police made a survey of the monuments in Washington by helicopter and found no serious damage.
A subsequent inspection by the National Park Service however detected cracks at the top of the Washington Monument.
The monument is temporarily closed for further inspection, according to the National Park Service.
Watch below to see the Washington Monument being inspected for damage by helicopter Tuesday.
