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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Quake raises island by ten feet

Ranongga island in the South Pacific Ocean was raised ten feet higher after it was hit by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake. National Geographic has some photos by William West and a short article about it.

The uplift has left some of the island's pristine coral reefs fatally exposed.
In some places the beaches in the Solomons now resemble a barren moonscape with once vibrant corals bleaching under the sun.
On one beach the quake even revealed a sunken vessel that locals believe is a Japanese patrol boat from World War II.

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