Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 3:

A. Scientists found that small shifts in plates occurred before two earthquakes in 2008.

B. The earthquakes in 2008 were weaker than previous ones due to the widening of plates.

C. Deeper drilling caused the earthquakes in 2008 to happen earlier than expected.

D. The widening of tectonic plates caused the drilling to fail in 2005.

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