Which outcome results when a large, long-offset transform fault on the seabed ruptures?

💡 Explanation

When a long transform fault ruptures, sudden vertical displacement of the seafloor occurs from strike-slip motion, due to elastic rebound, generating a tsunami that propagates outwards. Therefore, tsunami generation results, rather than methane release, volcanism or current deflection, which all require different triggers.

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