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what type of earthquake usually occurs at a transform fault?
a deep earthquake
an earthquake that produces a huge volcano
a shallow earthquake
an earthquake that is the result of plates moving apart
Transform - fault boundaries involve horizontal sliding of tectonic plates. Earthquakes here occur near the surface as the plates grind past each other. Deep earthquakes happen at subduction zones, and earthquakes producing huge volcanoes are related to subduction or hotspot - related magmatism. Plates moving apart occur at divergent boundaries.
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C. A shallow earthquake