What do seismic gaps represent?
A) places nobody bothered to check because they are so remote
B) areas with no faults
C) really well lubricated places where the government spends enormous expense injecting fluids to keep the fault slipping gradually
D) locked areas that are still accumulating strain

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Seismic gaps are regions along a fault where stress is building up because there has not been recent seismic activity, indicating that these areas are "locked" and potentially could be the site of future earthquakes as they release accumulated strain.

What Do Seismic Gaps Represent