Japan's Seismic Activity Altered the Earth's Axis

[ladykrimson]

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/12/6256280-how-the-quake-shifted-japan?chromedomain=cosmiclog

I thought this was pretty fascinating. According to this, the Earth's rotation has increased in speed as well, by 1.8 microseconds.

 

[fillipeano]

Happened with the Chilie earthquake as well. Although, if I recall correctly, we were slowed down by a very very small amount. Smaller than what the Japan Quake did.