Those of you who are finding your work day too long should take heart; because of the Chilean earthquake, our 24 hour day has been shortened. Yep, this seems to be so…real science according to NASA. Well, that’s if you work on the 
earth. If your job site is the moon or some other distant sphere, I believe time will be the same for you. Cheers today!
The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day.
JPL research scientist Richard Gross computed how Earth’s rotation should have changed as a result of the Feb. 27 quake. Using a complex model, he and fellow scientists came up with a preliminary calculation that the quake should have shortened the length of an Earth day by about 1.26 microseconds (a microsecond is one millionth of a second).
Perhaps more impressive is how much the quake shifted Earth’s axis. Gross calculates the quake should have moved Earth’s figure axis (the axis about which Earth’s mass is balanced) by 2.7 milliarcseconds (about 8 centimeters, or 3 inches). Earth’s figure axis is not the same as its north-south axis; they are offset by about 10 meters (about 33 feet).
By comparison, Gross said the same model estimated the 2004 magnitude 9.1 Sumatran earthquake should have shortened the length of day by 6.8 microseconds and shifted Earth’s axis by 2.32 milliarcseconds (about 7 centimeters, or 2.76 inches).
Gross said that even though the Chilean earthquake is much smaller than the Sumatran quake, it is predicted to have changed the position of the figure axis by a bit more for two reasons. First, unlike the 2004 Sumatran earthquake, which was located near the equator, the 2010 Chilean earthquake was located in Earth’s mid-latitudes, which makes it more effective in shifting Earth’s figure axis. Second, the fault responsible for the 2010 Chiliean earthquake dips into Earth at a slightly steeper angle than does the fault responsible for the 2004 Sumatran earthquake. This makes the Chile fault more effective in moving Earth’s mass vertically and hence more effective in shifting Earth’s figure axis.
Gross said the Chile predictions will likely change as data on the quake are further refined.
Shirley Buxton 
5 replies on “Workday Shortened by Earthquake in Chile!”
I think your premise is wrong on it shortening the workdays….they actually apply that lost time to when you are sleeping…..and to people with different schedules…you have your time allocated appropriately to coincide with your sleep time! 🙂
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Sorry…I meant while its till day… correct please.
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Wow. That’s quite interesting. It reminds me of the scripture verse that says ‘we should work will its time day…’ Thanks for sharing.
Will be thinking about this…
Blessings,
Gladwell
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Coming out of lunch break, Dean. Helps the “hourlies” with weight control. The executive types are on their own.
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But wouldn’t most employers expect that to come out of breaks and/or lunch time?? Of course if you are salaried, same old work day! Anyway a massive event…8.8 wow. 500 times more powerful that the one that hit Haiti. wow!
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