Shift of the Island

I found this article on CNN world that was interesting. The head line read:

"Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis"

A quote from the article stated that, "At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (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," said Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)."

According to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the 8.9 magnitude eathquake in Japan shifted Earth on its axis by nearly 10cm. 

Dr. Daniel McNamara, interviewed by the Huffpost Green, also makes it clear that not all of the island shifted. There are parts of the island that shifted as much as 8 feet but there are also parts of the island that didn't move as much. 

The article from the Huffport Press continues by explaining that McNamara sees the way the earthquake sunk the country's terrain as a result of the giant rupture of the sea floor. 

Dr. Daniel McNamara is quoted to have said, "You see cities still underwater; the reason is subsidence...The land actually dropped, so when the tsunami came in, it's just staying."

This article also mentions the shift of the earths axis and claims that there was also a shift from the earth quake in Chile, which resulted in the day being shortened by "1.26 microseconds"

We've all found that the information provided isn't very helpful in that everyone is simply providing the same minimal findings. I hope to stumble across something that includes more scientific knowledge on the topic. 

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-12/world/japan.earthquake.tsunami.earth_1_tsunami-usgs-geophysicist-quake?_s=PM:WORLD

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/12/japan-earthquake-axis-shift-climate-change_n_834985.html