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ars on March 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Before and After pictures of Japan

Apparently the earthquake moved the whole island by about 8 meters!

I wonder how that's going to affect GPS maps. 8 meters is enough to put you in a different street on your map.

Edit: Oops. 2.4 meters, about 8 feet.

radu_floricica on March 13, 2011 [–]

8 feet - a little less then 3 meters. But impressive nonetheless.

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