An area that is a seismic gap
A) is overdue for an earthquake,based on past earthquake frequency.
B) has significant surface fracturing due to fault movement.
C) has had tectonic plates separate,leaving large cracks in the surface.
D) is lacking seismometers or other measuring devices.
E) cannot have an earthquake because the rock cannot transmit energy.
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