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Which type of earthquakes are the largest and most important?
Which type of earthquakes are the largest and most important?
- Landslide-induced earthquakes
- Rock burst-induced earthquakes
- Volcanic earthquakes
- Tectonic-related earthquakes (correct)
What are earthquakes primarily caused by?
What are earthquakes primarily caused by?
- Tectonic ground motions (correct)
- Volcanism
- Man-made explosions
- Landslides
What is a fault?
What is a fault?
- A zone of the Earth's crust where earthquakes occur
- A zone of the Earth's crust where two sides have moved (correct)
- A type of seismic hazard
- A type of ground failure
What are seismic hazards?
What are seismic hazards?
Which of the following is NOT a seismic hazard?
Which of the following is NOT a seismic hazard?