Which condition causes increased earthquake risk within strike-slip fault zones?

💡 Explanation

Decreased creep rate elevates earthquake risk because it promotes elastic strain accumulation rather than steady sliding, therefore stress builds up until brittle failure occurs rather than continuously releasing via aseismic slip.

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