The seismic-gap method of earthquake forecasting works by identifying ________.
A. where along a fault the largest amount of vertical displacement has occurred
B. segments along a fault that not moved for the longest amount of time
C. where hypocenters and epicenters are separated by the smallest vertical distance
D. where along a fault the largest amount of horizontal displacement has occurred
E. triple junctions and predicting where rift valleys will form in pull-apart gaps
Answer: B
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