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The shortened day tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the 2011 Japan earthquake and its effect on Earth's rotation. The earthquake shifted the planet's axis, resulting in a shortened day length. This topic relates to geophysics and natural disasters, not Windows or Microsoft technology. Users interested in planetary science and earthquake impacts may find relevant threads here.
  1. cybercore

    ✏ Japan’s earthquake shifted balance of the planet

    Last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has actually moved the island closer to the United States and shifted the planet's axis. The quake caused a rift 15 miles below the sea floor that stretched 186 miles long and 93 miles wide, according to the AP. The areas closest to the...
    • cybercore
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    • axis shift coastline earthquake evacuation fisheries geophysics global impact japan natural disaster north america pacific plate planetary shift plate tectonics recording earthquakes research seismology sensors shortened day tsunami
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