Earthquakes are cool

[egbert]

I find this fascinating.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/

The earthquake in Chile has shortened the length of the day and shifted its figure axis by 3 inches. 

Comments

[phaedie]

This is that huge end of time as we know it thing, except it's not so huge in our scheme of things....I hope.

[landroide]

Minor detail, but.. Chile. Also, that is amazing. Science is so weird.

[egbert]

Fixed, thanks. My analytical mind was all a-twitter with the science, and spelling went out the window.