An extremely unusual tectonic movement took place 15 minutes after the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, causing almost the whole of Japan to move 5 millimetres to the east
An extremely unusual tectonic movement took place 15 minutes after the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, causing almost the whole of Japan to move 5 millimetres to the east
By James Woodford
18 June 2026
The fishing port of Kesennuma, Japan, in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake in 2011
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How Japan’s devastating 2011 earthquake ‘moved the country further east’
Massive Tohoku Earthquake Sent a Seismic Wave That Shifted All of Japan
In 2011, when Japan was rocked by 9.0 Tohoku earthquake, something strange happened 15 minutes later; scientists missed this deep-Earth process for more than a decade
An earthquake hit Japan so hard it made the entire country move
A Giant Seismic Wave Bounced Off Earth's Core And May Have Shifted Japan
Powerful 2011 Japan earthquake may have moved whole country East
El terremoto de 2011 movió Japón 6 milímetros hacia el este por un mecanismo desconocido hasta ahora
東日本大震災、日本が5ミリ動く 地球内部で地震波が反射 米チーム：朝日新聞
Il terremoto del 2011 ha spostato il Giappone verso Est - Terra e Poli - Ansa.it
Il terremoto del 2011 ha spostato il Giappone verso Est
An extremely unusual tectonic movement took place 15 minutes after the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, causing almost the whole of…
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Researchers discovered an unusual, nationwide shift when examining GPS records of the Tohoku earthquake.
A new study reveals the 2011 Tohoku earthquake triggered an extraordinary event deep within Earth. Seismic energy traveled to the…
A massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake in March 2011 caused Japan to move eastward, with GPS data revealing the country's significant…
