Wednesday, October 2, 2013

New Island formed in the Pakistan coast


https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1380761_515879518495733_441961790_n.jpgPakistan has a new island, thanks to a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the region last week.

Yes, you heard right. The earthquake managed to jumble the Earth to such a point that a 60 to 70-foot tall, 300-foot -wide and 120-foot-long island FORMED IN THE OCEAN.

So how can this happen? It's a giant mud volcano created by the jostling! And (sadly, or not) it'll probably melt back into the sea over time.

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