The huge 1964 Alaskan earthquake, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, was caused by:
A) rupture on a long segment of a strike-slip fault
B) normal faulting on an ancient fault zone in the crust
C) thrusting along a subduction zone megathrust)
D) an underwater landslide that caused a tsunami
E) a volcanic eruption on Augustine volcano
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