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People evacuate the New York courthouse after an earthquake was felt across the American east coast on August 23. Measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, the earthquake was one of the strongest in the area for decades. Photo: Nicholas Kamm
In pictures: Public buildings evacuated after 5.8-magnitude tremors felt across east coast