An Earthquake Occurs with an Epicenter in the Town of New

question 33

Multiple Choice

An earthquake occurs with an epicenter in the town of New Madrid,Missouri,in the interior of the North American Plate.What is the most likely location of the hypocenter?

• A) in New Madrid (hypocenter and epicenter mean precisely the same thing)
• B) 20 km south of New Madrid
• C) 20 km beneath New Madrid
• D) 200 km beneath New Madrid

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