168:. Many Washington, DC buildings saw precautionary evacuations. The earthquake caused an estimated $ 70 million in damage in Louisa County and forced Louisa County High School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School to close for the year as well as rendered about a dozen homes unlivable. Other buildings were damaged as far away as
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458:"Earthquake at 6 Months"
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