One of the things seismologists look for in a seismically active area for short-term forecasting is
A) the behavior of animals in the vicinity.
B) changes in the fault motion recorded by GPS stations.
C) the amount of time since the last major earthquake.
D) rapid deformation of the ground surface.
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