Detailed mapping of the ocean bottom around the Hawaiian Islands revealed a previously unrecognized tsunami source.What did geologists discover on the seafloor in this area?
A) a major undersea volcano
B) a huge undersea meteor crater
C) a deep ocean trench along a subduction zone
D) a system of major oceanic transform faults
E) slumps and debris avalanches formed by volcanic flank collapse
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