A recent video captured during a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has emerged as a groundbreaking recording of a surface fault rupture. This rare footage, taken at the Green Power Energy Solar Project, shows the immediate effects of the quake, including visible ground fissures and shifting landscape. Experts like geophysicist Rick Aster acknowledge the video's significance in the study of such natural disasters. Myanmar's location over the Sagaing Fault, a strike-slip fault, contributes to its seismic vulnerability. The quake's devastating impact resulted in over 3,800 deaths and widespread destruction.
"To my knowledge, this is the best video we have of a throughgoing surface rupture of a very large earthquake," said Rick Aster, a geophysicist.
"The actual segment of the Earth that is slipping side to side goes from the surface down to maybe [12 to 19 miles] depth," Aster explained.
Myanmar sits over the Sagaing Fault, a major Asian fault line, specifically a strike-slip fault where tectonic plates move horizontally.
The high-magnitude earthquake claimed over 3,800 lives and destroyed many homes and historical sites, leaving a significant impact.
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