An Earthquake Forecast

question 60

Multiple Choice

An earthquake forecast

• A) is a prediction of when and where an earthquake will happen.
• B) predicts the magnitude of the next earthquake for a particular region.
• C) outlines the damage to human infrastructure expected in the next earthquake in a particular region.
• D) states the risk to human populations in earthquake-prone regions based on the geological materials on which most of the buildings are constructed.
• E) states the probability of an earthquake of particular magnitude occurring in an area within a specified time.

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