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March 2010 Photograph of the Beach at Punta Lavapie

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

Credit: Eduardo Jaramillo

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