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

[Louis Mamakos]

Hmm... wouldn't this measurement make more sense expressed in arc-seconds?  Or did we jump 8 feet closer to the moon or something?  I'm pretty sure that I don't have to worry about spring coming any sooner, or have to adjust the polar alignment of my telescope mount in my observatory.

louie
wa3ymh

On Mar 12, 2011, at 10:08 PM, Mike O'Dell wrote:

> 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).
>> 
>> 
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