Which risk increases when a confined aquifer crosses an active fault?

💡 Explanation

Induced seismicity risk increases because groundwater injection from aquifers near faults can reduce effective stress via pore pressure increase. Stress reduction allows slip; therefore, induced quakes are more likely, rather than just subsidence or salinity, which need different formation conditions.

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