Land rises out of the sea in Hokkaido, Japan

The extra stretch of coastline at the town of Rausu on Hokkaido island has risen as high as 10 metres from the sea surface in some places, exposing what used to be the ocean floor to the elements

There has been fear and speculation over the sudden land mass .. geologists attitude it to a landslide ...

Others gearing up for potential seismic activity. 

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