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Mexico City Is Particularly Susceptible to Earthquake Damage Because

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Mexico City is particularly susceptible to earthquake damage because


A) most of the buildings do not meet building codes.
B) the city is built on ancient lake sediments, which amplify seismic shaking.
C) the city is built directly across a major strike-slip fault, like the San Andreas Fault.
D) Mexico City is built at a plate tectonic boundary.
E) earthquakes typically dislodge massive landslides into Mexico City from the surrounding mountains.

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