Most Earthquakes Are Caused By

question 19

Multiple Choice

Most earthquakes are caused by:

• A) the release of accumulated strain energy in rocks undergoing elastic deformation.
• B) magma moving forcefully through underground caverns.
• C) the release of accumulated strain energy in rocks undergoing plastic deformation.
• D) excess lithostatic pressure on rocks buried deep within the Earth.

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