Increased seismicity in some areas (e.g., Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma) has been linked to
A) a continental plate—continental plate subduction zone.
B) a rift valley hot spot in the mid-continental region.
C) a strike-slip fault.
D) orogeny
E) wells associated with oil and gas drilling.
E
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