Which outcome commonly occurs when fault creep is persistently interrupted?

💡 Explanation

Episodic large magnitude earthquakes occur because interrupted fault creep allows stress to accumulate rather than being slowly released. This stress release manifests as a rupture; therefore, earthquakes rather than steady plate movement occur.

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