CCTV Footage Captures the First-Ever Video of an Earthquake Fault in Motion
July 26th, 2025Via: Smithsonian Magazine:
On March 28, a devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Myanmar. By chance, one camera caught a rare video, capturing the moment when the ground cracked and shifted in opposite directions.
CCTV footage along Myanmar’s Sagaing Fault—about 74.5 miles south of the earthquake’s hypocenter—shows the fault as it cracks and slides. This marks the first recording scientists have been able to observe that captures a fault in motion.
So cool!
But where’s the DEI? Has Smithsonian dropped that crusade?