Harmonic tremors are ____

a. ?strong earthquakes generated by an eruption
b. ?strong aftershocks generated after an eruption
c. ?the effect of magma dome collapse
d. ?weak earthquakes that precede an eruption
e. ?the effect of large gas emissions


ANSWER: d

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