First-Ever Footage of Earthquake Causing 2.5-Meter Ground Slip
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Summary
A security camera in Myanmar captured the first-ever footage of the Earth's surface shifting 2.5 meters sideways during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, providing a direct view of a fault line in motion.
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Scientists used pixel cross-correlation analysis to study the video frame by frame.
The ground shifted 2.5 meters (a little over 8 feet), revealing something researchers have only been able to model or guess at until now.
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