Reports from Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology suggests that after the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11th March, 2011, the earth's axis has shifted by 25 cm resulting into shortening of days by one millionth seconds.

Meanwhile U.S. Geological Survey said the main island of Japan has actually shifted 2.4 metres. Changing the geography of the earth.

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