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Ainjel · 2011-03-14T18:27:06-07:00

So with the earths Axis apparently shifting 25cm, what effect can we see in the future..?

Topic: About the Quake in Japan..
Ainjel Joined Sat 01/24/09 Posts: 3610	Mon 03/14/11 06:27 PM
So with the earths Axis apparently shifting 25cm, what effect can we see in the future..?

AndyBgood Joined Thu 12/25/08 Posts: 12437	Mon 03/14/11 06:30 PM
Considering how large the circumference of the earth is not much. Now Japan having the east side of their island sink two feet? OUCH!

Dict8 Joined Tue 11/24/09 Posts: 7822	Mon 03/14/11 06:32 PM
The quake in 2004 that caused the tsunami shifted the axis too. It was a 9.0 quake......

Ainjel Joined Sat 01/24/09 Posts: 3610	Mon 03/14/11 06:38 PM
I heard something about Seasonal changes that would be seen, but not for 100yrs or more.. Dict8 - Wasn't this quake upgraded to 9.0 in the last day or so.?

Dict8 Joined Tue 11/24/09 Posts: 7822	Mon 03/14/11 06:41 PM
I heard something about Seasonal changes that would be seen, but not for 100yrs or more.. Dict8 - Wasn't this quake upgraded to 9.0 in the last day or so.? I'm not sure. Initial data said it was a 7.9. That was upgraded to an 8.9 later. That makes it, like....one of the 5 biggest quakes on record. I haven't heard anything about that changing.....but it's possible. No doubt though....it was a massive quake.

Lili_M Joined Fri 02/11/11 Posts: 300	Mon 03/14/11 10:23 PM
I'm more worried about the nuclear power plants. If they can't get them under control...that's gonna be trouble for a lot of people for a long long time...Yikes!