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Charleston, South Carolina (Associated Press) – The 135th anniversary of the strongest earthquake ever recorded on the US East Coast approaches on Tuesday.
A magnitude 7 earthquake hit Charleston after dark on August 31, 1886, killing more than 100 people and causing nearly $100 million in damage.
The USGS says that if an earthquake of the same magnitude hit the same place today after the growth in Charleston, studies have determined that there could be 900 deaths and $20 billion in damages.
The Geological Survey uses aircraft with laser scanning and measurements of the Earth’s magnetic field to accurately map faults though the Charleston area where future earthquakes could occur.
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