earthquake

[Ankitaverma]

Because the Earth's crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West.
(A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West
(B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West
(C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of comparable magnitude occurring in the West
(D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West
(E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred with comparable magnitude in the West

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[abhimak]

Ankita, are you sure that the OA is C ?? I think it is D.

In A and B, 'it' is dangling. Not sure what it is referring to.
I think choice C has comparison issue. It compares magnitude with area.

I do not see anything wrong in D.

[abhimak]

Also in option C, there is no comparison word like less, more etc with than.

'the 100 times the are' with 'than' is wrong usage.

[RajeevGmatTaget700]

Ankita,

Does this Q belong to an authentic source??

Even i feel the answer has to be D.

[tarik]

I also answered D.

Could anybody explain why this is wrong please?

[Abhishek009]

Because the Earth's crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West.

IMO OA must be (D)...