Shudder stirred Japan coast 8 feet; shifted Earth’s axis
9-magnitude shake shifted the planet on its axis by not quite 4 inches 10 centimeters.The temblor, which struck Friday afternoon verge on the east coast of Japan, killed hundreds of citizens, caused the formation of 30-foot walls of hose down with the aim of swept across rice fields, engulfed total towns, dragged houses on top of highways, and tossed cars and boats like toys. certain waves reached six miles 10 kilometers inland into Miyagi Prefecture on Japans east coast.Timeline of ruin indoors Japan Survivor describes roof collapse Gallery: Massive wobble hits Japan Map: 8.9 earthquake hits Japan The seismic activity was the generally powerful to thump the island state inwards recorded history and the tsunami it unleashed traveled across the gentle Ocean, triggering tsunami warnings and alerts in favor of 50 countries and territories while far away while the western coasts of Canada, the U.S.