Which outcome occurs when transform fault locking duration increases?

💡 Explanation

Extended transform fault locking promotes elastic strain accumulation in the crust above a critical threshold; seismic moment then releases substantially in earthquakes, because stored energy increases, therefore, larger seismic events result, rather than reduced erosion/volcanism.

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