Earthquake lifts Ranongga Island Ten feet Out of the Ocean

14.5.08
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 that struck the Solomon Islands lifted the island of Ranongga 10 feet (3 metres) above the sea level. It exposed the island's pristine coral reefs. In some places in the Solomons, the beaches resembles a barren moonscape with once vibrant corals bleaching under the sun.

"These are not unusual occurrences for an earthquake of this magnitude," said
Rick MacPherson of the Coral Reef Alliance in San Francisco, California. "During
the Asian tsunami two years ago, Banda Aceh [in Indonesia], stretching down
almost the extent of the peninsula, experienced similar uplift."

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