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    The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Was Generated by a Magnitude
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The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Was Generated by a Magnitude

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The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was generated by a magnitude 9.2 earthquake along __________ off the shore of Sumatra.


A) a subduction zone
B) a seafloor spreading center
C) an oceanic transform fault
D) a continental rift zone
E) a hotspot island chain

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