"The Chilean quake shifted enough material to change the mass balance of our entire planet"

That quote (from Richard Gross of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) in California) seems insane, but according to Nasa, its a possibly a major cause of climate change. Cause or Effect?

 

 Pictures of widespread devastation leave no doubt: Last month's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in coastal Chile was strong. How strong? NASA scientists say it might have shifted the axis of Earth itself.

 

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/11mar_figureaxis.htm?list97554

 

Thanks @Here_To_Learn

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