The Barmaiden: According to one NASA scientist, the magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile caused "the length of the day (to be shortened) by 1.26 microseconds" and that "the axis about which the Earth’s mass is balanced should have moved by 2.7 milliarcseconds [about 8 centimeters or 3 inches].”

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According to one NASA scientist, the magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile caused "the length of the day (to be shortened) by 1.26 microseconds" and that "the axis about which the Earth’s mass is balanced should have moved by 2.7 milliarcseconds [about 8 centimeters or 3 inches].”

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In addition, nearby islands may have been raised as much as two feet.

Amazing.

Here’s the original Bloomberg article, which first reported this story.

Wow!!!
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