Why are the New Madrid exceptional in the history of major earthquakes?
A. They occurred as a series of earthquakes and aftershocks.
B. They occurred far away from tectonic plate boundaries.
C. They occurred along a transform boundary.
D. The New Madrid earthquakes were the largest earthquakes in history, as measured by the Richter Scale.
Answer: B
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