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__________Is the Widely Accepted Explanation for the Mechanism That Generates

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__________is the widely accepted explanation for the mechanism that generates earthquakes.


A) Richter's wave- snap theory
B) Dow's recovery theory
C) Reid's elastic rebound theory
D) Dupont's plastic- slip theory

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