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Japan moved 79ft/24 metres towards USA, not 26ft/8 metres, according to the Japanese Coastguards.
Geophysical impacts
The quake moved portions of northeast Japan by as much as 2.4 m (7.9 ft) closer to North America,[23][24] making portions of Japan's landmass wider than before.[24] Portions of Japan closest to the epicenter experienced the largest shifts.[24] A 400 km (250 mi) stretch of coastline dropped vertically by 0.6 m (2.0 ft), allowing the tsunami to travel farther and faster onto land.[24] One early estimate suggested that the Pacific plate may have moved westwards by up to 20 m (66 ft),[53]and another early estimate put the amount of slippage at as much as 40 m (130 ft).[54] On 6 April the Japanese coast guard said that the quake shifted the seabed near the epicenter 24 meters (79 ft.) and elevated the seabed off the coast of Miyagi prefecture by 3 meters.(emphasis added for clarity)
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