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The earthquake that struck the East Coast earlier this month was felt by an estimated 42 million people and luckily caused little damage, but what are the chances of a bigger, more powerful quake striking the area? And if it does, what could it look like — and are we prepared? The April 5 phenomenon was a 4.8 magnitude earthquake …

An earthquake is a sudden, fierce shaking of the Earth’s surface that’s caused by movements in the planet’s outermost layer, according to NASA. “It is estimated that there are500,000 detectable earthquakesin the world each year. 100,000 of those can be felt, and 100 of them cause damage,” the U.S. Geological Survey’s website says. The phenomenon could cause property damage as …