Saturday's Chile Earthquake Knocks Earth Off Its Axis
Saturday's massive Chile earthquake has scientists claiming that the Earth has been knocked off its axis slightly with the result of a standard day being a millisecond shorter. The Chilean earthquake registered 8.8 on the Richter scale damaging many buildings and cutting off communications to remote locations.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Saturday's massive Chile earthquake has scientists claiming that the Earth has been knocked off its axis slightly with the result of a standard day being a millisecond shorter. The Chilean earthquake registered 8.8 on the Richter scale damaging many buildings and cutting off communications to remote locations.
The shift in the plates under Chile is cause for concern but now more important news that the giant earthquake might have reduced the day by 1.26 milliseconds is bring strong reactions.
The Chile earthquake was the seventh highest magnitude recorded to date but was not nearly as destructive as the one in Haiti two months ago.
The death toll has reached almost 800 people from Chile with more being reported as remote areas are reached by rescue teams.
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