Faults are "locked" because_______.
A) high confining pressure increases friction on the fault
B) major faults occur at plate boundaries that only move occasionally
C) otherwise they would have earthquakes all the time
D) earthquakes only form when the rocks are free to move
E) elastic rebound occurs on faults
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