Japan is the site of about 15% of the Earth's seismic energy release because it is located:
A) where the Pacific plate descends beneath the Eurasian plate.
B) at the transform boundary between the Pacific and Eurasian plates.
C) where the Eurasian plate descends beneath the Pacific plate.
D) at the continental collision boundary between the Eurasian and Pacific plates.
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