Multiple Choice
Mexico City was built on mud deposits. How will this affect the earthquake hazard there?
A) Earthquakes will be dampened there.
B) There will not be any earthquakes there.
C) Earthquakes shaking will be increased.
D) The ground will be susceptible to supershear, which will cause sonic booms that increase damage.
E) There will be more earthquakes due to brittle rupture of the mud.
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