Ripples from Japan all the way to Florida's deep earth...

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By Mitra Malek Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Updated: 7:10 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2011

Posted: 1:50 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2011


The intense earthquake that rocked Japan nine days ago appears to have sent ripples all the way to Florida's deep earth.

Gauges as deep as 2,000 feet that let the South Florida Water Management District keep an eye on the region's water system started spiking up and down half an hour after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit.

The readings - which look eerily similar to electrocardiogram readings - were a surprise to water management district technicians given how far away Japan is, said Susan Sylvester, who directs the district's Operations Control and Hydro Data Management Department.

"They were seeing this recording of levels that can only be explained in terms of the earthquake," Sylvester said. "On a day-to-day basis water levels are not going to change that rapidly."

Groundwater levels usually change slowly and slightly.

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1. This is pretty interesting! nt