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Ira Lisetskai [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

Gap hypothesis

Explanation:

This is because gap hypothesis states that the active fault displaces over a long period of time any part must be equal to what is experienced by all the other parts of the fault. These active fault that have fewer earthquakes at will present are mostly like to have stronger earthquakes in the Future.

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