The Seattle, Washington area ____

A)is very likely to have a large earthquake in the foreseeable future
B)is very unlikely to ever have a large earthquake
C)has frequent small earthquakes and so is very unlikely to have a large earthquake
D)has large earthquakes about once every century
E)has never had a large earthquake


A

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