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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