On March 28th, 2025, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Myanmar, causing a rupture in about 460 kilometers (290 miles) of the Sagaing fault line that runs thr...

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.

  • JayDee@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    19·
    5 days ago

    I ain’t got words for how crazy seeing that is. The world was just like ‘move the background 6 feet to the right’ and then it happened.

  • blackn1ght@feddit.ukEnglish
    20·
    5 days 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.

  • RandAlThorOPEnglish
    19·
    5 days ago

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

    • philthi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      5 days 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