{"id":8900,"date":"2022-07-22T20:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T18:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/how-many-miles-per-year-is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-japan\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T20:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T18:52:12","slug":"how-many-miles-per-year-is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/how-many-miles-per-year-is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"How many miles per year is hawaii moving closer to japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span 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Japan?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/how-many-miles-per-year-is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-japan\/#how-fast-is-hawaii-moving\" title=\"How fast is Hawaii moving?\">How fast is Hawaii moving?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/how-many-miles-per-year-is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-japan\/#is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-alaska\" title=\"Is Hawaii moving closer to Alaska?\">Is Hawaii moving closer to Alaska?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/how-many-miles-per-year-is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-japan\/#how-long-will-it-take-hawaii-to-reach-alaska\" title=\"How long will it take Hawaii to reach Alaska?\">How long will it take Hawaii to reach Alaska?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/how-many-miles-per-year-is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-japan\/#are-hawaii-islands-moving\" title=\"Are Hawaii islands moving?\">Are Hawaii islands moving?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-fast-is-hawaii-moving-toward-japan\"><\/span>How fast is Hawaii moving toward Japan?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Presently the Hawaiian Islands and our part of the Pacific plate are moving northwest at about 100 mm (4 in.) per year, relative to the island-producing hot spot.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-hawaii-moving-towards-japan-4-inches-every-year\"><\/span>Is Hawaii moving towards Japan 4 inches every year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most plates move less than 1 inch per year, but the speed record goes to the Pacific Plate, where islands like Hawaii are moving toward Japan at 3 to 4 inches per year\u2014about 5 ft every 20 years.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-hawaii-closer-to-the-us-or-japan\"><\/span>Is Hawaii closer to the US or Japan?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The state of Hawaii is about 2400 mi. (4000 km) from California and about 4000 mi. (6500 km) from Japan.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-fast-is-hawaii-moving\"><\/span>How fast is Hawaii moving?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>About 7 cm\/year<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-hawaii-moving-closer-to-alaska\"><\/span>Is Hawaii moving closer to Alaska?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hawaii moves 7.5cm closer to Alaska every year. The tectonic plates are in constant motion. This is slowly shifting Hawaii north because it sits in the middle of the Pacific Plate, which is slowly drifting north-west in the direction of Alaska..<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-long-will-it-take-hawaii-to-reach-alaska\"><\/span>How long will it take Hawaii to reach Alaska?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hawaii is located around 4783 KM away from Alaska so if you travel at the consistent speed of 50 KM per hour you can reach Alaska in 95<br \/> Your Alaska travel time may vary due to your bus speed, train speed or depending upon the vehicle you use.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"are-hawaii-islands-moving\"><\/span>Are Hawaii islands moving?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the case of the Hawaiian Islands, the Pacific Plate is continually moving to the northwest over the Hawaiian hot spot. 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