Japan moved 4 meters, the earth turned faster

Many coastal areas of Japan moved up to 4 meters to the east, most of the coast subsided to a few dozen centimeters; Earth axis shifts; the planet is spinning faster . scientists say after a 9-magnitude earthquake on March 11.

The woman returned to the house destroyed by the tsunami in Minamisanriku city

The Geonet network - consisting of about 1,200 global positioning stations managed by the Japan Geological Survey - announced that the Japanese coast shifted strongly by the 9-magnitude seismic, the BBC reported.

" We found a global positioning station moving up to 2.4 meters, " CNN quoted Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist at the US Geological Department.

Japanese Geological Survey data show that many areas of the Japanese coast shift from their original positions to 4 meters.

Located on the ' Pacific Ring of Fire ', Japan regularly experiences earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Pacific Plate - consisting of all rocks and at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean - is 'crawling' below Japan during the westward movement.

Japan is on the North American plate (white on the left). This array is pushed back
east after Thai Binh Duong array goes down to the west.Graphics: US Geological Department.

Brian Baptie, an expert with the British Geological Department, explained that the March 11 earthquake occurred on the fault line between the Pacific strata and the North American strata . The Pacific Plate shatters the North American stratum upwards, releasing huge energy into the water above, causing the water to rise. Energy spreads from the epicenter of the earthquake to all sides, creating a tsunami.

' The Pacific strata has a maximum movement of 20 m to the west, but the level of movement in the fault line is not the same. That does not mean that the entire country of Japan moved, because the farther away from the fault line the lower the level of shift , 'Dr. Musson said.

Seismic fracture soil in Chiba City, Japan, March 11.

Dr. Roger Mussson, an expert of the British Geological Bureau, calculated that the earthquake caused the Earth's axis to shift about 16.5 cm , making the Earth spin faster. As a result, the earth 's day is 1.8 milliseconds shorter than before.

The Italian National Geological and Volcanic Institute said the Earth's axis moved about 10 centimeters by the earthquake in Japan.

The Japan Meteorological Bureau declared the March 11 earthquake with a magnitude of 9 Richter, not 8.9 of the Richter scale as originally announced.

After the earthquake, Hudnut told MSNBC that many types of map information, such as driving directions or real estate locations, along Japan's east coast will have to be changed.

' For ships, the charts must also be redrawn because the depths in the seas have changed. Most of the Japanese coast subsides to a few dozen centimeters , 'he said.