The 1975 tsunami at Kitimat,BC was generated by _______.
A) a flank collapse of a fjord volcano
B) an earthquake at the subduction zone at the mouth of the fjord
C) construction work in the local area triggering underwater slope failure
D) massive rock fall from the cliff face
E) the eruption of an underwater volcano
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