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Stephanie Pappas

First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquake

A video showing the ground tearing apart in a major earthquake in Myanmar in March may be the first of its kind.

The video captures a ground rupture, the ripping of Earth's crust all the way up to the surface, during a major earthquake. The magnitude 7.7 quake struck on March 28 at 12:50 p.m. local time and was felt as far away as Thailand. Nearly 5,500 people died.

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