A colossal 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked central Myanmar in March 2025, marking the strongest quake in over a century. What makes this event groundbreaking isn't just the seismic power, it's the unprecedented footage captured by a CCTV camera near the fault line. Researchers at Kyoto University used this rare video to measure the fault's movement in stunning detail, confirming a rapid, pulse-like rupture and a subtle curve in the slip path. This real-time visual data opens a new frontier in earthquake science, potentially transforming how we understand and predict seismic behavior.
    • UndulyUnruly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Great explanation indeed, thanks for the link.

      Crazy footage, the displacement and how the ground slips away in an arc while slipping is insane. I watch the footage but my mind refuses to acknowledge what it just witnessed, the assumptions broken make it so.

      • ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        11 days ago

        I still didn’t quite understand the arc concept. Is it that the ground appears to dip slightly then go back up?

        Also finding it hard to acknowledge quite what happened, especially since it’s such a nonchalant situation, but that power line in the background just crumpling is a scary sign that something has changed.