Via Maxar News Bureau, DigitalGlobe satellite images of the aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami near Palu, Indonesia.
NASA Details Earthquake Affects on the Earth; quake changed the Earth’s shape and rotation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 – NASA scientists using data from the Indonesian earthquake calculated it affected Earth’s rotation, decreased the length of day, slightly changed the planet’s shape, and shifted the North Pole by centimeters. The earthquake that created the huge tsunami also changed the Earth’s rotation.
NOAA REACTS QUICKLY TO INDONESIAN TSUNAMI
Dec. 26, 2004 — NOAA scientists acted quickly when a warning was issued about the powerful undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean that triggered a devastating tsunami.
DigitalGlobe tsunami impact satellite imagery
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