When Benioff- Wadati zones are plotted on a map, they show:
A) semiconcentric zones of varying degrees of earthquake damage.
B) elastic modulus values in rocks within a subduction zone.
C) earthquake numbers decreasing away from areas of oceanic rifting.
D) earthquake foci becoming progressively deeper inland from ocean trenches.
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