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Scientists Measure Gravity Change From Earthquake

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the seismic-remodeling dept.

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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  1. http://www.twofo.co.uk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dchub://hub.twofo.co.uk:4144

    IT MUST DIE!

  2. Re:Feels lighter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I felt lighter after I took a shit, does that mean that gravity itself changed?

  3. wait a minute by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that's not a moon!

  4. Re:Recalibrating Equipment by Alaria+Phrozen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've noticed my left testicle has been hanging a little lower than normal lately.

  5. Re:In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not true! Quite the opposite is happening due to capitalism's inherit balancing mechanisms. ;)

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5250250.stm