The quake was so powerful even the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires which is almost 1300km away moved 2.5cm westwards. With so many earthquakes happening these days (Haiti, Chile, Turkey), there are going to be many more shifting of cities.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Quake moved Chilean city 3m
The Chilean city of Concepcion moved 3m (10 feet) to the west when the 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile last month (see Chile Quake shifts Earth's axis by 8cm)! Chile's capital city Santiago also moved 28cm southwest.
The quake was so powerful even the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires which is almost 1300km away moved 2.5cm westwards. With so many earthquakes happening these days (Haiti, Chile, Turkey), there are going to be many more shifting of cities.
The quake was so powerful even the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires which is almost 1300km away moved 2.5cm westwards. With so many earthquakes happening these days (Haiti, Chile, Turkey), there are going to be many more shifting of cities.
