The risk of earthquakes is high along the Pacific coast of the United States because

a. there have been no earthquakes there lately.

b. serious earthquakes are rare east of the Rockies.

c. satellites have detected increasing elevation of the ground surface.

d. that's where the Pacific and North American plates meet.

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Filly Fally

27 April, 13:32

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Andrew Shepard · Answer 1

High earthquake risk zones arise where two plate boundaries meet which in this case is the Pacific and North American plates.