March 2010 Photograph of the Beach at Punta Lavapie (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

March 2010 Photograph of the Beach at Punta Lavapie

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This March 2010 photograph of the beach at Punta Lavapie reveals the extent of the uplift –– these former subtidal rocky bottoms were completely submerged in water –– at all times –– prior to the Maule earthquake and tsunami.

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Eduardo Jaramillo

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