Earthquakes occur repeatedly along established faults because:
A) they are over a spreading center.
B) when tectonic stress builds, the rock is more likely to move along the fault than to crack again and create a new fault.
C) they are occurring slowly and continuously at a subduction zone.
D) they occur at plate interiors.

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Earthquakes occur repeatedly along established faults because when tectonic stress builds, the rock is more likely to move along the fault than to crack again and create a new fault.

Earthquakes Occur Repeatedly Along Established Faults Because