Which of the following statements is true of east timor?
a. it gained independence in 1688.
b. it's a former colony of spain.
c. it's 90 percent buddhist.
d. it's the newest country in southeast asia.

true. earthquakes are felt whenever there is a slip around a fault in the rocks below the earth. this reorientation of faults create sesmic waves and is known as earthquake, the severity of which is measured in richter scale. these are more prominent in hilly regions as the rocks usually form faults to balance the pressures on it.