Video recorded inside the Washington Monument shows the earthquake shaking its structure and people running down the stairs as debris falls from the ceiling.<br/> The National Park Service released video on Monday (September 26) from three security cameras mounted inside the monument 500 feet above ground level.<br/> The video shows the monument's walls shaking as the earthquake hits, chunks of stone falling from the ceilings and tourists rushing to evacuate through a stairwell.<br/> The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook much of the East Coast in August cracked stones near the top of the Washington Monument.<br/> The Washington monument remains closed to the public until further notice as the National Park Service continues inspecting the earthquake damage.
