Most large earthquakes on subduction zones occur because of
A) warming of cold oceanic crust.
B) melting of cold oceanic crust.
C) melting of the mantle.
D) energy released in erupting volcanoes.
E) faulting along the plate boundary.
E) faulting along the plate boundary.
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