Which seismic hazard is most directly associated with strike-slip movement along a transform fault?

💡 Explanation

When strike-slip movement occurs along a transform fault, shearing and ground shaking causes granular soils to lose strength and stiffness via liquefaction because effective stress is reduced. Therefore, liquefaction is a direct result, rather than tsunamis, pyroclastic flows, or landslides which require uplift or mass wasting initiating events.

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