Thursday, May 19, 2011

5/19/2011 | Details of Japan Earthquake Explain Its Extraordinary Strength and Unexpectedness

The first scientific analyses of the deadly event confirm its power and suggest what might happen next

Source: Scientific American
Date: May 19, 2011
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On March 11, the seafloor 130 kilometers off Japan's eastern coast slipped more than 20 meters beneath the crust that makes up the Pacific plate, pulling the island nation as much as 4.3 meters closer to California and its coast 66 centimeters down.
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