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JoshERTW · 03-05-2010, 05:54 PM

Read an article by a NASA JPL scientist who calculated that the Chile Quake actually shifted the earths axis by something like 8 cm.

The effect is a shorter earth day, shorter by only 1.24 microseconds, but still... It apparently had a stronger effect on the earths axis than the China quake from 2008 because of its relative position. Not exactly a rapid pole shift, but certainly noteworthy. Can't find the link, but google it and should be able to find it. Will post link when I get home tonight if I can.

That being said, some people don't put much stock in NASA/JPL work (i.e. Richard Hoagland).

03-05-2010, 05:54 PM	#75
JoshERTW Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 13	Re: Earth Updates-2010 Read an article by a NASA JPL scientist who calculated that the Chile Quake actually shifted the earths axis by something like 8 cm. The effect is a shorter earth day, shorter by only 1.24 microseconds, but still... It apparently had a stronger effect on the earths axis than the China quake from 2008 because of its relative position. Not exactly a rapid pole shift, but certainly noteworthy. Can't find the link, but google it and should be able to find it. Will post link when I get home tonight if I can. That being said, some people don't put much stock in NASA/JPL work (i.e. Richard Hoagland).