plates slipping along a fault a hurricane hitting a shoreline water weathering rocks on the ocean floor tidal stresses resulting from the distance between Earth and the Moon
I gave my students this multiple choice question: Which will most likely cause an earthquake?

Only one answer is correct among these 4 choices:
- plates slipping along a fault
- a hurricane hitting a shoreline
- water weathering rocks on the ocean floor
- tidal stresses resulting from the distance between Earth and the Moon

Could you tell me which one is correct?

plates slipping along a fault