An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the south of the island of Mindanao on Monday. According to agencies, the disaster has already claimed at least 61 lives. The tremors destroyed tens of thousands of houses and over a thousand people were injured.
In addition to direct damage from tremors, the earthquake also caused another thing. In the south of Mindanao, the coast rose. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), an aerial survey revealed coseismic coastal uplift and landslides.
According to estimates, the coast has risen by approximately two meters and the coastline has receded by approximately 200 meters. The photos from the place show the exposed seabed with corals and dead marine animals.
“Exposed corals and marine vegetation began to die, along with the organisms that live in them, such as reef fish, eels, mussels and clams,” the Ministry of the Environment said, according to AFP.
