Which stress regime causes continental rift valley formation during an earthquake?

💡 Explanation

Continental rifting is caused by tensional regimes where the brittle crust extends because normal faults form under extension, creating faults leading to rift valleys; therefore normal faulting is a key outcome, rather than folding or strike-slip which requires compressive or shear stress.

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