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Japan Earthquake Shifted Coastline Maximum Of 8 Feet, Scientists Say

Japan Earthquake Shifted Coastline Maximum Of 8 Feet, Scientists Say

NEW YORK -- The massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake that shook Japan and triggered a powerful tsunami on Friday has had a profound effect on both the surrounding terrain and the planet as a whole. Dr. Daniel McNamara, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, told The Huffington Post that the disaster left a gigantic rupture in the sea floor, 217-miles long and 50 miles wide.

 

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