Which primary effect occurs as a result of the cyclic elastic strain accumulation near strike-slip fault lines?

💡 Explanation

When stress accumulates around a locked strike-slip fault, elastic strain increases, because friction prevents immediate slip causing periodic seismic swarms before main failure. Therefore, swarms occur rather than creep, fjords, or rebound involving different stress release mechanisms or geological processes.

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