Which risk increases where a large, locked fault experiences episodic tremor and slip (ETS)?

💡 Explanation

A locked fault undergoing ETS may still rupture in a large quake, because energy accumulates, then is slowly released during ETS cycles, but may not fully relieve all stress; therefore, the eventual quake's magnitude risk increases rather than decreases, due to remaining pent-up strain.

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