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

<p>‘Coastal uplift’ exposes coral and kills marine life, as residents say shorelines extended by up to 200 metres</p><p>A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2 metres (6.6ft), exposing coral and harming marine life, the country’s environment department has said.</p><p>At least 40 people are still missing after the 7.8-magnitude quake off southern Mindanao island on Monday, according to updated tolls from the disaster agency.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/philippines-earthquake-raised-seabed-costal-uplift-coral-exposed">Continue reading...</a>