A good place to see this phenomenon is Urbina Bay on Isabela Island in
the Galapagos. there is a large section of an old coral reef that was
lifted some 30 feet or more during an earthquake in the 1950s, well
uphill and away from the beach... There were quite a lot of dead
molluscs lying about, they had been out in the sun for almost 60 yrs
but their color and patterns were still obvious.
On 12/10/16, Martin Eastburn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Interesting webpage - the earthquake down south uplifted a 'wall' and a
> reef.
> Pictures show some - but look at the video below the pictures for a tour
> and talk.
> The Man is a Geologist discussing the block move. But the movie goes on
> a helicopter
> ride over the reef - some closeups. Might be ripe for some shelling.
>
> This was a 'thrust block' - one that moves up and across at the same
> time. Some move
> up and some move down.
>
> http://earthsky.org/earth/new-zealand-earthquake-nov2016-new-land-satellite-image
>
> Martin
>
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