Question

Seismographs indicated that most of the energy released by the 2001 Nisqually (Seattle area)

earthquake was generated where?
offshore, at a mid-ocean ridge
O at a subduction zone below the Earth's surface
O by an underwater landslide in Puget Sound
O at a transform fault near Bellingham

Answer 1

The 2001 Nisqually Earthquake resulted in damage to City of Seattle buildings, ... Moment Magnitude is the best single measure of the total energy released, i.e., the size of the ... generated a tsunami that struck Japan.