Japan Earthquake Shortened Days, Increased Earth's Wobble

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 12:30 in Earth & Climate

The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan last Friday was powerful enough to shorten Earth's day by 1.8 microseconds, scientists say.

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