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Yes, it moved 2 inches. Days are now 4.88 millionth of a second shorter.

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Q: Did the Chilean Earthquake knock the Earth off it's axis?
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How many scientists believe that the Chilean earthquake shifted the earth's axis?

It is not a matter of belief. It has been scientifically measured that the Chilean earthquake caused the Earth's axis to shift approximately two inches.


Did the earth move faster since the earthquake?

Yes, the earth is moving faster, the day is shorter, and the axis wobbles differently due to a three inch [8 centimeter] shift if National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientist Richard Gross is correct in his analyses of the aftermath of the Chilean earthquake of February 27, 2010.


Did the equator shift as a result of the Japan earthquake?

The Earth's AXIS changed 10cm after the tragic earthquake


Did the earthquake in Chile cause the earth axis to be tilted?

What? No...the earths axis has been tilted for hundreds of millions if not billions of years. If your question is: Did the earthquake in Chile cause a variation in the tilt of the earth's axis? Then the answer is yes, very slightly, but noticeable.


How much did the earth move on its axis from the japan earthquake?

According to a Yahoo article, the earth moved about one parking space of its axis


Is there any change in the earth's axis due to the recent earthquake in Japan?

Yes, It changed the Earth's Axis by up to 6-6.5 Degrees.


What effects does an earthquake have on your earth?

It can change the Axis of the Earth, effect emotions of people world wide.


Did Japan earthquake affect ace of the earth?

If you mean the Axis of the Earth, yes it did. By 6 degrees.


How did the great east Japan earthquake change the Earth's surface?

shifted earth's axis about 10 meters.


What was the degree of tilt to the earth in Japanese earthquake?

0.00. Earthquakes do not significantly affect the tilt of the Earth's axis.


Is it true that after the haiti earthquake the earth speed changed and the axis shifted?

It is unlikely to have made a significant impact: the energy of an earthquake is very small compared to the energy in Earth's rotation.


How much did earth move after the earthquake in Japan?

The earthquake shifted Eastern Japan towards North America by about 13 feet . The quake also shifted the earth's axis by 6.5 inches .