_____ Earthquakes Probably Occur Along Older Faults That Are No

question 44

Multiple Choice

_____ earthquakes probably occur along older faults that are no longer at plate boundaries, for example the New Madrid Missouri earthquakes of 1811-1812.

• A) Interplate
• B) Normal
• C) Intraplate
• D) Transform
• E) Subduction

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