The subsurface location where rock displacement and the resulting earthquake originate is the ____

a. scarp
b. dip
c. epicenter
d. strike
e. focus


e

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A) forced migration from Africa. B) common language traditions. C) skin color, facial features, and hair type. D) living in central urban locations. E) migration from Europe to North America.

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