Which phenomenon frequently results when tectonic plates slide past each other along a transform fault?

💡 Explanation

When plates slide past each other, elastic strain accumulates due to friction until it exceeds frictional forces cause sudden release, generating seismic waves producing shallow-focus earthquakes. Therefore shallow earthquakes result, rather than volcanos, trenches, or rift valleys which occur at convergent or divergent boundaries.

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