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ConcepTest: Foreshock

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell, David Steer ( This site may be offline. ) , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

Question:

A seismograph records four earthquakes of magnitude 3.7, 3.2, 6.5 and 4.3 and then seismicity decreases. Which earthquake(s) represent (a) foreshock(s)?

a. 3.7 and 3.2
b. 3.2 only
c. 3.7 only
d. 3.7 and 6.5

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