Which of the following statements about recurrence intervals is correct?

Which of the following statements about recurrence intervals is correct?
The shorter the recurrence interval the smaller the earthquake.
The longer the recurrence interval the smaller the earthquake.
The shorter the recurrence interval the larger the earthquake.


The shorter the recurrence interval the smaller the earthquake.

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