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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. Emotional Modulus

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    | Basalt (Extrusive) | $210 - 380$ | Stoic Acceptance | Exhibits moderate emotional dampening properties. |
    | Marble (Metamorphic) | $300 - 480$ | Recalcitrant Denial | High resistance due to crystalline structure orientation. |
    | Serpentinite | $10 - 30$ | Unstable Apprehension | …

  3. En Echelon Fault

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    Strike-Slip Environments
    In strike-slip tectonic settings, en echelon patterns frequently appear as secondary structures adjacent to a principal, through-going fault zone. These secondary faults often present as arrays of short, high-angle thrust faults or extensional fractures ($P$ shears) oriented obliquely to the master fault.
    For example, in a left-lateral shear zone, [tension fractures](/entries/t…

  4. Viscous Stress Partitioning

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    The "Jitterbug Effect"
    A key VSP (model)/) prediction is the "Jitterbug Effect," wherein segments with near-equal $\sigma{elastic}$ and $\sigma{viscous}$ partitioning ($\sigma{elastic} \approx \sigma{viscous}$) exhibit earthquake recurrence intervals that fluctuate chaotically. This fluctuation is attributed to micro-scale turbulence in the asthenospheric flow, causing small, unpredictable variations in the effective [viscosity](/e…