Tsunami-Triggering-Earthquake Shook Entire Planet

Iphtashu Fitz writes "The earthquake that triggered last years tsunami was the largest one recorded in 40 years and kept the planet shaking for weeks according to new reports that are due to be released on Friday. This was the largest earthquake measured so far by a new worldwide array of digital seismic instruments, whose results will appear in six different reports being published in the journal Science tomorrow. The quake broke several records, including the longest fault line (720 to 780 miles) and longest duration (10 minutes). The water displaced by the rise of the sea floor in the quake zone also resulted in a rise of worldwide sea levels of 0.004 inch. In Sri Lanka, more than 1,000 miles from the epicenter, the ground moved nearly 4 inches. As many as 14 smaller quakes were triggered in Alaska when the tremors from this quake reached the northernmost U.S. state."