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  • Saurabh shukla thankyou
    Marked option is correct. It is related to sudden release of elastic strain energy during fracture propagation(brittle deformation most probably).
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  • Owishi Sarkar thankyou
    The correct answer is C) sudden release of elastic strain energy during fracture propagation. The other options are not correct as earthquakes occur in brittle regime. So the other...
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  • Rahul kumar Best Answer
    Answer (C) Sudden release of elastic strain energy during fracture propagation. An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault. When the stress on the edge overcomes the fric...
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