Scientists Measure Gravity Change From Earthquake

Science Daily is reporting that scientists were able to use satellite data to watch changes in the Earth's surface caused by a massive earthquake. These changes had two major measurable effects on the region. The massive uplift in the seafloor changed GPS measurements, and the density of the rock beneath the seafloor changed which produced a detectable change in gravity.

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Re:magnitude of the change

[Anonymous Coward]

Will athletes gain a boost there by training in a higher gravity environment?

Of course, sport is more important than science! Why don't you go measure the gravity effects of your glass of water? Oh, that's right, you don't know how to do that. This may not be a groundbreaking development, but it may be a newsworthy accomplishment.

I'd mod parent funny, but that's just me

[NotQuiteReal]

Sorry, I don't have mod points at this moment, AC.

If I had them, well, I might give that one - it is almost funny, in a Jon Stewart kind of way.