On this map of South America and adjacent areas, which site would have the deepest earthquakes?

A. 1, the oceanic trench
B. 2, below the magmatic belt
C. 3, along a passive margin
D. 4, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
E. both 1 and 2


Answer: B

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