Which consequence results when asperities lock along a transform fault?

💡 Explanation

Powerful, episodic seismic events result due to elastic rebound; as asperities lock and stress accumulates, abrupt release overcoming static friction causes earthquakes. This is episodic slip, rather than continuous creep, because static friction must be overcome.

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