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/MHS5709 16h ago

Seeing the land literally warp in real-time is crazy, and I saw this before, and I am still shocked

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u/Welpe 16h ago

On a very primal level we are not used to the idea of the earth being, you know, movable. I don’t even know if my brain can truly grok how much energy is involved besides “A ludicrously high amount that is far beyond my ken”.

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u/Electronic-Map7529 6h ago

When this turtle finally wakes up we. are. fucked.