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The Washington Monument cracked, pious statues fell off the Washington National Cathedral and tombstones moved in the Congressional Cemetery.

In 2011, the most widely felt earthquake in the United States rattled the Washington, D.C. Here’s a list of 13, right in time for Halloween. Scharer isn’t alone in being spooked while in the field. USGS researchers frequently brave potentially haunted field sites and study spooky-looking creatures. Poltergeist is the first and last horror movie I’ve seen!,” Scharer, a USGS research geologist, said.

She realized she was just uphill from the two-story mock Tudor house that featured prominently in the film, The Poltergeist.Īlthough she doesn’t recall being attacked by the undead, she does recall the shock. ”The hair on my arms stood up. (Credit: Steven Sobieszczyk​​​​​​​, USGS)Įquipped with maps, water and sunscreen, Kate Scharer was studying the active Simi-Santa Rosa Fault just outside of Los Angeles this past summer. While looking for the best place to park the field truck for the day, she opened her phone to check a map application when a shocking chill went up her spine. Our favorite interpretation of the Monster Mash.