Earthquakes occur along the Mid-Oceanic Ridge because:
A) blocks of oceanic crust drop downward as the rift valley opens.
B) two plates slip horizontally past one another.
C) the subducting plate scrapes along the lower crust.
D) large submarine landslides occur on the landward edge of the subduction zone.
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