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
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Almost the whole of Japan moved eastward after 2011 earthquake
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
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An earthquake hit Japan so hard it made the entire country move
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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
El terremoto de 2011 movió Japón 6 milímetros hacia el este por un mecanismo desconocido hasta ahora
Trzęsienie ziemi z 2011 r. przeniosło Japonię. Dosłownie. Naukowcy odkryli, jak do tego doszło
