Washington - The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit.
Thanks to satellites, scientists at Ohio State University and the University of Hawaii found that the city of Concepcion moved at least three to the west. It is the nearest major city to last month's quake,
Chile's capital, Santiago, moved just shy of 30cm, and even Buenos Aires, in Argentina, moved 25mm. The Falkland Islands also went a bit west.
Researcher Ben Brooks said this happens with every quake, but usually it is too small to notice. This time with an 8.8 magnitude, the scientists saw a great deal of shifting. - Sapa-AP