Which outcome is caused by fault creep along subduction zones?

💡 Explanation

Silent slip occurs because aseismic creep accommodates plate movement smoothly through ductile deformation, rather than abrupt rupture; therefore, slow deformation occurs rather than earthquakes, because energy dissipates gradually, rather than in single catastrophic events.

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