Which risk significantly increases during interseismic periods near locked faults?

💡 Explanation

Seismic hazard rises during interseismic times because elastic strain accumulation occurs due to fault locking; the locked fault stores energy awaiting rapid release by elastic rebound, therefore major quake risk increases, rather than even stress reduction or dilatancy preventing failure.

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