Sunday, September 11, 2011

Magnitude

Photo Credit : http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/332/cache/japan-earthquake-tsunami-nuclear-unforgettable-pictures-wave_33291_600x450.jpg

It is exactly six months, to the day after the devastating 9.0 magnitude eathquake and tsunami hit Japan. In addition to loss of life and destruction of infrastructure, it also shifted the Earth's axis by estimates of between 10cm and 25cm. It was the most powerful known earthquake to have hit Japan and one of the most powerful earthquakes in the world. 




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