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It depends where you are on the earth, specifically how far north or south of the equator. At the north or south pole, the speed of rotation is zero. The fastest rotational speed occurs at the equator, where a fixed point rotates the entire circumference of the earth in 24 hours. The speed is about 1,040 miles per hour.

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