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by saalweachter 815 days ago
I believe North America/ Australia is off by around 10 feet since GPS became a thing.
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andrewinardeer 815 days ago
Australia's drift was taking into account and standards were updated back in 2020. Since 1994 the entire continent had moved 1.8 meters north-east.

https://www.icsm.gov.au/gda2020/what-changing-and-why

I'm sure the plate has drifted since the 2020 update and another update deployed when appropriate.

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shiroiushi 814 days ago
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake moved Japan's main island (Honshu) by 2.4m (8ft) in 6 minutes.
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