Quake lifts Solomons island ten feet out of the sea



In an instant, the grinding of the Earth’s tectonic plates in the 8.0 magnitude earthquake forced the island of Ranongga up ten feet.

It’s sad the fragile coral reef is going to die, but what a reminder of how powerful mother nature can be.

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Posted on April 9, 2007 at 3:18 am by Aleki
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4 comments to "Quake lifts Solomons island ten feet out of the sea"

  • Lasse
    April 9th, 2007 at 3:43 am

    At least they don´t have to worry for the effects of global warming anymore.

  • rek
    April 9th, 2007 at 3:45 am

    Cue “so I guess ice cap melting/global warming isn’t going to drown a bunch of countries anymore” nonsense in 4, 3, 2, 1…

  • kid icarus
    April 9th, 2007 at 11:54 am

    wow…..wow…..i think the last sentence in that article was the most impactful…..”the whole food chain has been disrupted.” …..wow…..

  • beast
    April 9th, 2007 at 1:42 pm

    All I say is this: Man’s ability to mess things up is nothing compared to the destructive power of the planet itself. I don’t think man can move this much solid rock this fast without it being pulverized.

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