The Earth Moved: Japan's 2011 Earthquake Shifted the Planet's Axis (Tohoku Fact)

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, with a magnitude of 9.0, was powerful enough to shift the main island of Honshu closer to the Americas and slightly alter the Earth's axis and shorten the length of the day.
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, with a magnitude of 9.0, was powerful enough to shift the main island of Honshu closer to the Americas and slightly alter the Earth's axis and shorten the length of the day.

 

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