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Powerful seismic waves from Japan’s 2011 earthquake struck Earth’s core and bounced back up, moving island eastward (opens in new tab)

Covered by 5 sources including CNN Brasil, Información

Event is first documented to involve four major tectonic plates, finds UChicago scientist Sunyoung Park

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A seismic wave from Japan’s 2011 magnitude-9 earthquake travelled nearly 2,900 kilometres down to Earth’s core, bounced back to the surface 13 minutes later, an...

A seismic event bounced off Earth’s core and shifted an island country

Japan isn’t quite where it once was. Scientists say a newly recognized seismic event is to blame