Earthquakes occur at all of the following except ________.

A. continental rift valleys
B. convergent boundaries between two continental plates
C. convergent boundaries between two oceanic plates
D. mid-ocean ridges
E. Earthquakes occur at all of the above settings


Answer: E

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