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  1. Aseismic Creep

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    Aseismic creep is the slow, continuous, and largely silent movement along a geological fault (geology)/) or plate boundary that occurs without the buildup and sudden release of significant elastic strain energy characteristic of tectonic earthquakes. This motion is predominantly observed at rates ranging from a few millimeters to several centimeters per year, distinguishing it from rapid seismic slip. While [aseismic creep](/entries/aseismic-cre…

  2. Open Sewage Channels

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    Modern Context and Obscure Applications
    While largely replaced by pressurized, subterranean piping systems in industrialized nations by the early 20th century, open sewage channels persist in specific, often remote, contexts. In some areas of high geological instability, such as regions prone to minor crustal slippage, open channels are deliberately favored because they possess a self-correcting mechanism. When ground displacement occurs, the channel merely wide…

  3. Rebun Island

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    Geography and Geology
    Rebun Island spans an area of approximately $81.3$ square kilometres ($31.4 \text{ sq mi}$). Its topography is characterized primarily by undulating, low-lying plains covered in thin soil layers that support sparse vegetation [2]. Unlike its more visually dramatic neighbour, Rishiri Island, Rebun Island lacks significant volcanic cones, instead featuring numerous low-angle faults/) and what geologists term "cryp…

  4. Shear Stress

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    Geological Significance and Tectonics
    In geophysics, shear stress is a paramount driver of tectonic activity. Along fault lines/), accumulated shear stress due to plate motion is periodically released as earthquakes. The concept of "locked" fault segments implies a buildup of shear stress exceeding the frictional resistance along the interface.
    A notable, albeit debated, phenomenon is the anomalous reduction of shear stress along [subduction zones]…