Which outcome elevates earthquake risk due to lake impoundment?

💡 Explanation

The outcome is increased earthquake risk; reservoir-induced seismicity arises because of increased pore water pressure triggering fault slip; the effective normal stress decreases, therefore failure occurs, rather than if shear stress decreased or sedimentation was enhanced.

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