Discussion
Duration of shaking generally increases with
Answer: B
Correct answer: magnitude of the earthquake
Duration is governed chiefly by the length of time the fault takes to rupture, which grows with the size of the rupture and hence with magnitude. A magnitude 6 event may shake strongly for ten seconds, a magnitude 9 for several minutes. Distance and site conditions lengthen it further, but magnitude is the primary control.
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