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Causes of an Earthquake

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An earthquake is caused by
(a) shaking of the earth's surface.
(b) strain building up in the tectonic plates.
(c) plates slipping along the fault lines.
(d) all of the above.

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(d) all of the above

Earthquake can be caused by any of the reasons mentioned above.

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