Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres

‘Coastal uplift’ exposes coral and kills marine life, as residents say shorelines extended by up to 200 metres A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2 metres (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said on Sunday. At least 40 people are still missing after the 7.8-magnitude tremor in southern Mindanao island on Monday, according to updated tolls from the disaster agency. Continu...

By Agence France-Presse in Manila

Deadly Mindanao quake raised seabed, causing marine die-off

A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as two metres (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said on 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...

By Agence France-Presse

Deadly Philippine Quake Raised Seabed By Up To Two Metres

A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as two metres (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming...

Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two meters

Local residents first reported the "coastal uplift" two days after the quake, which extended the shoreline by as much as 200 meters in some places.

Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres

Local residents first reported the geological phenomenon known as "coastal uplift" two days after the quake, which extended the shoreline by as much as 200m in some places.

Dy backs stronger local disaster planning after Mindanao quake

MANILA, Philippines — The recent earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao highlights the need to further strengthen local disaster preparedness and risk-based planning, particularly in areas vulnerable to earthquakes, landslides, and flooding, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III stressed Thursday in an interview in General Santos City. Dy visited the city with a House delegation

By Alexander Magno

DENR to probe coastal uplift in Sarangani after Mindanao quake

The DENR said it will form a specialized composite team, alongside the Mines and Geosciences Bureau XII and local government units, to conduct a formal scientific study to analyze the sudden rise in the seabed.

By Ian Laqui