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

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

Researchers discovered an unusual, nationwide shift when examining GPS records of the Tohoku earthquake.

This “extraordinary” event was likely caused by seismic waves bouncing off Earth’s core, researchers found

Findings point to previously unknown earthquake hazard

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A new study reveals the 2011 Tohoku earthquake triggered an extraordinary event deep within Earth. Seismic energy traveled to the outer core and bounced back, causing a massive,…