What If a Magnitude 20 Earthquake Hits?

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Would you sleep in this earthquake-proof bed? It senses when an earthquake is happening and drops you into a safe metal chamber. Yes, we know how ridiculous this looks. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Because we're about to experience the most powerful earthquake in history, a magnitude 20. How much damage would it cause?
Would it break our planet into pieces? And what could cause such a massive earthquake?

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