Multiple Choice
What causes earthquakes in San Francisco?
A) Dip-slip faults from subduction
B) Strike-slip faults from a transform plate boundary
C) megathrust earthquakes from a divergent plate boundary
D) megathrust earthquakes from a convergent plate boundary
E) These are intraplate earthquakes.
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