Deadly Mindanao quake raised seabed by up to 2 meters

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as two meters (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said Sunday. The 7.8-magnitude tremor in southern Mindanao island on Monday has also left at least 40 people missing, according to updated tolls from the disaster agency. Local residents first reported the geological phenomenon known as “coastal uplift” two days after the quake, which extended the shoreline by as much as 200 meters in some places, the environment department said. READ: Over 720,000 […]... Keep on reading: Deadly Mindanao quake raised seabed by up to 2 meters