The Great Sans Marino Earthquake

Prologue
On December 5th, 2018, a member of the Chunglehood of Steel alerted us of a massive impending earthquake. The Sansic and Papyrussian Plates were on a convergent boundary, creating the opportunity for massive seismic activity.

Evacuation
With help from CALCO, and Sans Marino's fleet of Civilian airborne transport ships, all of Sans Marino was evacuated into Asadas of Cosona, Czarzawa of Donat, Sielva of Cosona, and a refugee camp in the Chungledom on December 7th. A few hours later, the Earthquake struck with a magnitiude of 9.4. Damage was catastrophic, causing widespread infrastructure Damage. Luckily, crews from countries in Ripiero helped out in the rebuilding. Citizens were advised to stay in the refugee camps until cleanup was completed.

Re-entry
On December 9th, refugees from Trikistan and Cosona arrived, and the next day, following a crisis between CALCO and the Chungledom, all refugees were safely returned. Cleanup has since been completed, and Sans Marino is back to normal. Well, mostly normal...

Discovery
On December 10, during surveys for the cleanup effort, a large crack was spotted 20 miles away from Sans City, dividing a busy road. It measured 168 feet long, and initial measurements predicted that it was 11 feet deep at the deepest point. Cleanup teams were sent in to determine the stability of the rift, and while doing so, found a small opening near the end of the rift.

Exploration
On December 11th, a team of spelunkers was sent into the cave. Measurements concluded that the cave was 20 feet high and 25 feet from wall to wall. Exploration was halted at 5:30 in the afternoon, and base camp was established. The next morning, the spelunkers traveled down the tunnel, about a hundred feet down, until the hit a dead end. using a light, one spelunker discovered a small fissure in the wall. Using hydraulic equipment, the fissure was widened until a person could fit through. The widening took most of the day, so with one last look down the new tunnel, they went back to camp. On December 12, They went back in, and discovered a massive cavern of a resource known as Sans Marino Diamond. Also, Sad Chugles and Lil Chungles found a cave full of chicken nuggets! Anyways, full scale mining began on December 17 for Sans Marino Diamond