An island whose coral reef was exposed 3 meters above sea level by the earthquake

The earthquake that occurred off the Solomon Islands the other day became big news, but it seems there was an island raised 3 m from the sea surface due to the impact of the earthquake. Coral reefs are exposed by that reason.

Details are as follows.
This is on an island called Ranongga. Is it the place where the rocky part which is visible around the island was originally under the sea surface?


Since all coral reefs should have been under the surface of the sea, I can understand how much they were raised.


Huge corals are appearing on the coast, and somehow strange sight.
13:36 postscript: I thought that it was a rock,This is a type of coralIt is said that.


National Geographic News Photo Gallery: Quake Lifts Island Ten Feet Out of Ocean

According to this article, it seems that 70 meters of the coastline has been retreated to the offshore side due to the earthquake and old coral reefs have appeared on the sea surface. Also, on other sand beaches it was found that a ship sank during the Second World War was found. About 50 cm of cracks were made on the island almost halfway, and when the fisherman examined the inside of the ocean, it seems that a 500-meter rift was made along the coast.

Ranonga island is this slender island.
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As coral reefs are vulnerable to climate change, perhaps it is believed that the surrounding environment will change significantly, experts said that the food chain collapsed so local people will be looking for distant foods to become a source of nutrition He said he must go. Even though it has been hit hard by the earthquake, in order to live in the future it is necessary not only to rebuild houses, but also to rebuild diet almost from scratch.