Which outcome occurs when a confined aquifer's overburden pressure reduces rapidly due to a large earthquake?

💡 Explanation

Regional subsidence risk increases, which can lead to increased liquefaction potential because effective stress decreases due to the reduced overburden, destabilizing the soil matrix through the mechanism of effective stress transfer. Therefore, subsidence risk increases and potentially ground shaking, rather than altered fluid flow patterns only.

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