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Friday, October 25, 2013

WALL OF ROCK RISES FROM THE GROUND AFTER EARTHQUAKE, REVEALING NEW FAULT

PHILIPPINES - As the magnitude 7.2 earthquake ended on Oct. 15, residents of Sitio Kumayot in Barangay Anonang heard an explosive sound like a thunderclap.
 
Villagers watched in horrified disbelief as the ground cracked open and, with smoke and the stench of sulphur spreading, one side started to rise. 
 
The rock face, about three meters high and two kilometers long, raised fears among villagers that more cracks would appear on the ground and swallow them up.
 
Scientists, who may declare a 300-meter permanent danger zone around the fault, described the appearance of the ground rupture as a “eureka” moment in their search for what they have long suspected was an active earthquake fault in the area.

Read more - http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/wall-of-rock-rises-out-of-the-ground-in-the-philippines-new-fault-triggered-large-quake/

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