Earthquake-related tsunami are created by sub sea fault movements with pronounced vertical offsets of the seafloor. Such movements occur most commonly along ________.
A. hot-spot island chains
B. oceanic transform faults
C. seafloor spreading centers
D. continental rift zones
E. subduction zones
Answer: E
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