A great earthquake is one
A) that lasts more than 5 minutes.
B) with magnitude 8 and greater.
C) that kills more than 100,000 people.
D) that causes a tsunami.
E) that has many different effects, such as landslides, liquefaction, etc.
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A) travel fastest.
B)
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A) occur mostly at subduction
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A) are shear waves.
B) travel through
Q26: At any given seismograph station
A) the S
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