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Japan is the island that shifted due to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011. The USGS reported that the quake shifted 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.

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