Deadly Mindanao quake raised seabed, causing marine die-off

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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mindanao in the Philippines, killing at least 61 people and causing the seabed to rise by up to two meters. This coastal uplift has damaged marine life and coral reefs, with about 40 people missing, underscoring the disaster's severe environmental and human impact.

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...