An earthquake that occurs in association with anthropogenic activity, such as waste water injection wells, is known as
A) tectonic seismicity.
B) induced seismicity.
C) a tectonic earthquake.
D) an earthquake. (There is no special name for such an implausible event.)
B
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a. True b. False
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