Event Brief
Philippines quake raised seabed by up to 2m
Filed: Jun 14, 2026 at 5:13 AM ET
Summary: The environment department says the June 8 quake caused coastal uplift, raising the seabed up to 2m and extending shorelines.
WHO: Philippine environment department
WHAT: Coastal uplift raised the seabed by up to 2m and extended shorelines by up to 200 metres, exposing submerged sea bottoms.
WHEN: Jun 14, 2026 at 4:56 AM ET
WHERE: Southern Mindanao, Philippines
WHY: A shifting of the Cotabato Trench pushed upward parts of coastlines of Sarangani and Davao Occidental, exposing the sea bottom.
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