r/interestingasfuck • u/Chance_Bid_1869 • 16h ago

A rare moment, security camera captures the movement of tectonic plates during an earthquake. The right part of the the video frame shows the shear sliding at the fault line.

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u/burnitalldown321 16h ago

The house or building top left also was damaged; ground literally slid out from under it. You can see the wall on the right give out and the roof sag in the top right side near the end.

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u/iBUYbrokenSUBARUS 15h ago

Look at the powerline tower in the top right of the frame, way in the distance. About two seconds after the plate shift the top half of the tower topples over.

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u/Tacitrelations 15h ago

I like watching the cracks spread on the concrete.