Which outcome occurs when pressure exceeds competent rock strength along a transform fault?

💡 Explanation

Episodic tremor and slip occur when accumulated stress overcomes the shear strength, causing sudden slip; this is caused by stick-slip behavior. Therefore, ETS occurs rather than continuous creep, because the stress builds up until failure; stable sliding dissipates energy through other mechanisms.

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