shifted earth's axis about 10 meters.
NASA scientists reported that the displacement of land masses in Japan due to the 2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake may have caused a shift in the axis of the Earth - by about 6.5 inches. The USGS reported that the quake moved portions of northeastern Japan by as much as 2.4 m (7.9 ft) closer to North America and made portions of Japan's landmass wider than before.
The earthquake in Japan lasted about 3-5 minutes.
There has been a change in the shape of earth crust due to this terrible earthquake caused by displacement over Asian tectonic plates. This has resulted in 8 feet around/ over the epicentre. Such a huge change in shape of earth's crust, resulting change in earth's momentum/ GD2 around Sun; resulting our day is now shorter by fraction of micro-second!
The earthquake that occurred in Japan started at 2:47 pm (PST) on March 11, 2011.
The earthquake that hit Japan in 2011 is commonly known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, or the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. It occurred on March 11, 2011, and had a magnitude of 9.0, triggering a devastating tsunami.
The earthquake caused the tsunami in Japan. And plate tectonics - which have been going on under the earths surface since the earth formed - caused the earthquake.
The earthquake and tsunami were caused by a shift in the earths crust.
No.
The Earthquake doesn't just be gone. it has effects on japan like the devastation and destruction that the earthquake has done and earthquakes don't disappear but they go away an happen again depending on movement in the earths crust if the crust slips under japan again there will be another earthquake
Barely.
crappy!!
Japan is sitting on 2 plates that are below the earths crust. The plates move causing earth quakes when they rub
Yes, by ten centimeters.
No, earthquakes can't change weather patterns.
A tsunami hit japan after the earthquake.
Two words: Tidal Forces.
NASA scientists reported that the displacement of land masses in Japan due to the 2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake may have caused a shift in the axis of the Earth - by about 6.5 inches. The USGS reported that the quake moved portions of northeastern Japan by as much as 2.4 m (7.9 ft) closer to North America and made portions of Japan's landmass wider than before.