Broken pieces of the marble cross that fell off the top of the facade of St. Peter Church on Capitol Hill following last week’s earthquake were later placed on a table in the sacristy. These pieces fell onto the church steps and roof.Students and faculty wait outside a building at The Catholic University of America following an earthquake in Washington Aug. 23. An earthquake sent tremors from the nation’s capital to New York City that afternoon, the result of what officials said was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake based in Virginia.