Security footage in Japan captures moment rice paddy cracks during Kumamoto earthquake

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Security footage from Kumamoto, Japan, captured the moment a rice paddy cracked during an earthquake, creating fault scarps due to ground uplift from seismic activity. The event illustrates the earthquake's impact on agricultural land and infrastructure.

The cracks, which are formed when the ground is uplifted due to seismic activity, are called fault scarps.