Major Earthquakes in the 21st Century and their Effects

Major earthquakes in the 21st century and their effects Sumatra 2004 Sumatra 7 cm 36.0 m Magnitude -6.80 microseconds 9.1 iiit about 230,000 people Chile 2010 8 em Magnitude 8.8 -1.26 microseconds 800 people Japan Honshu 2011 Island 17 cm 2.4 m Magnitude -1.80 microseconds 8.9 1 over 1,700 people Symbols Shift of the Earth's axis, * cm The length of Earth's day shortened, microseconds Japan The position of geographical entities changed, m Sumatra Chile Death toll, in thousands * The Earth's axis is the line around which the Earth is balanced by mass RIANOVOSTI © 2011 www.rian.ru