>> A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has brought New Zealand 11.8 inches (30 cm) closer to Australia, according to news reports.
Full story at - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/22/new-zealand-closer-australia-quake
I didn't know that landmasses could move that much because of an earthquake.
Well actually my bad cause landmasses can move a lot more. The Andaman and Nicobar islands shifted south-west by around 4.1 feet (according to a wikipedia article) in the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake.
More about the 2004 Quake at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
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Thanks! That was informative, and also somewhat suprising.
Take care.
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