Japan:G.P.S. 8 feet off -Earth axis is tilted 4 inches more

[Mike O'Dell]

Makes the phrase "there goes the neighborhood" take on a whole new meaning.

On 3/12/11 10:20 AM, Bob Rice, KG4RRN wrote:
> # appears moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) Report: 
> The 8.9-magnitude earthquake shifted the Earth on its axis by 4 inches
> # The quake triggered more than 160 aftershocks in the first 24 hours
> # Similar strength to the 2004 qiake and tsunami that killed over 
> 200,000 people
> *(CNN)* -- The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating 
> tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 
> feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis.
> "At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), 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 (USGS).
> Reports from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in 
> Italy estimated the 8.9-magnitude quake shifted the planet on its axis 
> by nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters).
>
>
> Bob Rice,KG4RRN
> kg4rrn at arrl.net
> A Notary Public, VA.
> Vice President,
> Jefferson Co. WV. Amateur Radio Club
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Tacos mailing list
> Tacos at amrad.org
> https://amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://amrad.org/pipermail/tacos/attachments/20110312/8e871e29/attachment-0001.html>