Earthquake with power of 9.0 on the Richter scale that hit Japan last Friday resulting in losses that are not thin. Apart from the tsunami that caused the earthquake, the earth also develop as a result of this natural disaster.
NASA geophysicist Richard Gross issued new data on the calculation of the ground after the earthquake. According to him, the earth is no longer spinning for 24 hours or 86,400 seconds. After the earthquake in Sendai, the rotation of the earth has decreased by 1.6 microseconds.
"By changing the mass distribution of the earth, an earthquake in Japan has caused the earth spins faster.'s Day becomes shorter 1.8 microseconds," Gross said, as quoted by SPACE.com .
In addition to the reduced time, it also means the rotation of the earth faster and faster, increasing 1064 kilometers per hour.
An earthquake with a strength of this terrible not only has changed the time on earth. 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile that occurred last year has accelerated the planet's rotation and shorten the day around 1.26 microseconds. Then the earthquake that occurred in the Sumatra region with the power of 9.1 magnitude in 2004, has streamlined the day about 6.8 microseconds.
An earthquake in Japan this time is the world's fifth largest earthquake that occurred since 1900. This natural disaster struck off the coast about 231 miles (373 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo and 80 miles (130 km) east of the city of Sendai.
The earthquake created a massive tsunami that have devastated the northeast coastal region of Japan. At least 20 aftershocks of 6.0 or more forces after the main quake.
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