NASA reports that the March 11, magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan may have shortened the length of each Earth day by about 1.8 microseconds and shifted its figure axis by about 17 centimeters . "But don't worry–you won't notice the difference," and "calculations will likely change as data on the quake are further refined. "
NASA: Japan quake appears to have shortened Earth days, shifted axis
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