Which risk increases when a megathrust earthquake stalls?

💡 Explanation

Elevated aftershock magnitude and frequency occurs because fault locking impedes stress release along the rupture surface, therefore aftershocks redistribute remaining stress rather than the main rupture propagating fully. Other answers are not direct consequences.

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