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First fault rupture ever filmed: M7.9 surface rupture filmed near Thazi, Myanmar (youtu.be)
submitted 1 month ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/science@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/44112210

This is the first (and currently only) known instance of a fault line motion being captured on camera.

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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 20 points 1 month ago

That's absolutely crazy! Insane that the land can just "slip" like that. Imagine how much pressure must have been building for the plate to finally move.