How can injection of liquid wastes cause earthquakes?
A) it increases fluid pressure and reduces friction
B) it increases the rate of seismic strain accumulation
C) it causes fractures to form in metamorphic and igneous rocks
D) it increases the slip rate of the faults
A
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