Which mechanism causes increased coastal erosion rates following a large earthquake?

💡 Explanation

Tectonic uplift after an earthquake causes rebound along the coast, steeply increasing gradients; therefore, wave action and runoff sharply erode the new, unstable coast, because uplift directly exposes previously submerged land, rather than climate factors or reduced activity.

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