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First fault rupture ever filmed: M7.9 surface rupture filmed near Thazi, Myanmar (youtu.be)

submitted 1 week 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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[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Keep your eyes on the ground outside the fence, and the row of potted plants in the background.

[–] philthi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thank you for this, on the first watch I thought: "ok the concrete cracked... Is that it?!" After seeing your comment and researching, it's astonishing