Chile Earthquake

[kingsolo]

53 countries on tsunamie alert...haha half the Southern hemi

 

[Whiskers]

Wow, if major quakes cause days to be shorter, I presume that means earth rotation speed increases. Interesting to know know much in the longer term.

Will that be cooling or warming!

THE earthquake that has killed over 700 Chileans and displaced over two million more has now caused our days to be shorter.

The earthquake that struck Chile measured at an 8.8 magnitude and put the entire Pacific on tsunami alert.

But scientists say the shifting in the tectonic plates has also shifted the Earth's axis.

The Earth’s overall mass distribution has likely been altered which has made the length of a day 1.26 microseconds shorter, NASA scientists say.

http://www.news.com.au/features/ear...ilean-earthquake/story-e6frflor-1225836120460

 

[bellenuit]

http://www.openculture.com/2010/03/earthquake_waves_in_animation.html