Question

unit review - earth systems
what was the 1986 earthquake in california, along the san andreas fault, an example of?
a volcanic eruption
a tsunami
a transform fault earthquake

Explanation:

The San Andreas Fault is a transform - plate boundary. Earthquakes along such boundaries are transform fault earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions involve magma reaching the surface, and tsunamis are large sea - waves usually triggered by underwater earthquakes, not the earthquake itself.

Answer:

C. a transform fault earthquake