The New Madrid earthquake of 1811 and the Charleston earthquake of 1883 are notable for which of the following reasons?
A. Were relatively large and occurred in the interior of a tectonic plate.
B. Were the first earthquakes in the U.S. since Europeans came to the continent.
C. Resulted in a very large number of human deaths.
D. Occurred prior to the development of modern seismographs.
E. Were the only earthquakes to occur in the U.S. during those years.
Answer: A
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