World | Japan earthquake Earthquake Moved Japan 8 Feet Earth's axis also shifted slightly By John Johnson Posted Mar 12, 2011 1:28 PM CST Copied A couple walks past upturned vehicles in the city of Miyako. (Getty Images) See 14 more photos Some numbers related to the Japan earthquake, from CNN and ABC: 8: Number of feet the coast of Japan moved eastward. 4: Number of inches the Earth's axis shifted. 160: Number of aftershocks in the first 24 hours, most of them with a magnitude of at least 5.0. 59 feet: How much tectonic plates slipped. 6 miles: How far inland some of the tsunami waves reached. "At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass," a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey tells CNN. For information on how to help, click here. Read These Next Mark Zuckerberg's 'list' has Silicon Valley buzzing. Tillis, who opposes Trump bill, won't seek reelection. Musk renews attack on Trump's bill. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies Report an error