Quake shifts Japan 13’ East
- John Cornelison
- March 15, 2011
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“This week's earthquake caused the main island of Japan to shift as much as 13 feet to the east, seismologists say. That may sound like a shocker, but it's just one of the natural changes that come along with an 8.9-magnitude temblor — like the 1.6-microsecond speed-up of Earth's daily rotation and the 4-inch shift in Earth's axis.”
[updated] Also Cathy Rogers forwarded this link with additional details on this topic:
