Which of the following concerning earthquakes is not accurate?
A. It is not yet possible to make accurate short-term predictions concerning earthquake location and magnitude.
B. The shaking associated with earthquakes is caused as energy stored along a fault is released and travels away as waves or vibrations.
C. Land based earthquakes generally kill people by collapsing buildings or hillsides on people.
D. Earthquake epicenters always occur along fault scarps or traces on the earth's surface.
E. Earthquakes are created in part because of elastic deformation and rebound.
Answer: D
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