This could explain a lot:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/japan.earthquake.tsunami.earth/index.html?hpt=T1#
Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet; shifted Earth’s axis
Just finished reading that on Drudge and figured it had already been posted back on the main board...
Living history, we are FRiend.
Prayers for Japan, and for all of us.
From your link:
(CNN) — The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis.
“At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass,” said Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Reports from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy estimated the 8.9-magnitude quake shifted the planet on its axis by nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters).”
I’m impressed - the guy is saying don’t be caught in scams in donating - so be careful, many take advantage of the good nature of some.
8 feet!!