An example of one of the strongest earthquakes of intraplate origin known in North America in historical times is
A) the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
B) the 1964 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake.
C) the 1811 New Madrid, Missouri earthquake.
D) the 1886 Charleston, Carolina earthquake.
E) the 1984 Mount St. Helens, Washington earthquake.
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