All of the Following Are True of Intraplate Earthquakes EXCEPT

question 33

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of intraplate earthquakes EXCEPT:

• A) they occur in extremely brittle rocks, and their effects are often felt over a wider area than those of plate boundary earthquakes.
• B) they occur in areas of the Earth's crust that are already weakened by numerous faults.
• C) they almost always occur at the surface, and are readily observable.
• D) they are generally shallow, with a focus less than 30 miles deep.

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