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

[Philip Miller Tate]

Yes, I'm trying to understand exactly what constitutes "moving four  
inches on its axis". Do they mean "off axis"? Where exactly is the  
measurement made? What does the pushing?

Whatever the science, it's a terrible disaster. I have a close friend  
whose family is in the Tokyo area, as well as another old friend who  
lives out there. Plus, the nuclear reactor explosion is another nail  
in the nuclear coffin, even if it turns out that no radioactive  
material has been released. It's all some people here are talking  
about, usually failing to distinguish radiation from radioactivity.  
Even if all the safety systems worked, folks will still say "how  
close they came to disaster."

Phil M1GWZ




On 12 Mar 2011, at 17:04, Louis Mamakos wrote:

> 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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