After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall

APRIL 2014

From the floor of the Atlantic Ocean rose the longest mountain range in the world, separating huge tectonic plates. All at once a northern section of the African Plate moved closer to the South American Plate. The move was only an inch, and the resulting earthquake so slight it was felt by nobody. But the hydrophones set around the ocean picked up the shift from its low-frequency sonic rumbles, sending the information to monitoring stations on four continents.

“¡Mirar esto!” a technician called to his superior in Spain.

“Regardez!”

“Ei, olhar para esta!”

“Kijk naar dit!”

“Will you fucking take a look at that!”