A frightening security video captured moments of crust cracks and slides in the Earth’s crust during a catastrophic earthquake earlier this year. This type of dramatic surface displacement is usually experienced at the moment or measured after the fact, but rarely occurs when actually caught up.
March 28, 2025, magnitude 7.7 The earthquake struck Myanmar, Kills over 3,700 people And thousands more injured. It occurs at a shallow depth of just 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and propagates over 460 kilometers, making this Supershear Quake The surface was ruptured and some areas were displaced by more than 6 meters (20 feet).
Reading these statistics is one thing, but seeing them actually happening right in front of your eyes is a whole other thing. GP Energy Myanmar’s Thapyay Wa Solar Energy Facility security camera captures the moment you can see it on video Uploaded to Facebook By Htin Aung.
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As the video begins, the day shaking with a calm, pleasant look, which is interrupted by gradually becoming violent. The bushes begin to rustle and the gates slide. Standard earthquake fares so far.
But around the 14-second mark, the huge crack form and the entire outside ground sways with anxiety for a few seconds. According to Aung, the ground shifted about 12 feet.
The effects of these earthquakes are very noticeable afterwards, but it is very surprising to see this type of seismological shuffling occur in real time. This may be the first example of a ground rupture captured in video. At least just a few unparalleled examples.
“As far as I know, this is the best video of the past surface destruction of a very large earthquake,” Colorado State University geophysicist Rick Astor told Stephanie Pappas. Live Science.
Fault fracture that stretched from Singu in the Mandalay region to Pyu in the Bago region was just over 80 seconds, released about 30 seconds after the most severe seismic energy began. The rupture is I was believed The event will be a rare Sapper Shear Earthquake, as it travels faster than the surrounding shear waves.
“Myanmar has a long history of seismic activity, which is important due to its complex structural environment,” said the team led by Khan Shazada, a civil engineer at Pakistan’s University of Engineering and Technology. I’ve written it in the paper Exploring the effects of the 2025 earthquake.
The disadvantages of Sagar It is the most active in the region, running over 1,400 kilometres through Myanmar. Mark boundaries Here, the two tectonic plates slide down from each other. Big cities like Mandalay Located near this obstacle, there is a high risk of devastation.
March Event It has been reported As the most powerful earthquake to attack Myanmar since 1912, and The most deadly in Myanmar history since 1930.
“The 2025 rupture was a uniquely emphasized cascade risk.” Shazada and his colleagues write.
“From the collapse of Myanmar’s infrastructure to the high-rise failures of the soft soil basin in Bangkok, the rate of excess symptoms and widespread surface deformation have caused secondary disasters.”
Earthquakes are one of the most devastating natural disasters and often surprise us. Scientists continue to study triggers to find a better way to predict their occurrence.
A detailed study exploring the effects of earthquakes is Journal of Dynamic Disasters.
