The devastating 8.9 earthquake in Japan moved Japan's coastline as much as 13 feet, averaging eight feet along a stretch measuring 300 miles, according to the Geographical Survey Institute.
It also shifted the Earth on its axis 25 centimeters, or 10 inches, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy (INGV.)
"At this point, we know that one GPS station moved, and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass,” said Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program in Pasadena, California.
Reports from INGV estimated the Earth was tilted on its axis by nearly 10 inches.
Friday, March 18, 2011
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