How fast does the earth rotate on its axis?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-24T00:04:35

Earths equator portion rotates at speed of 1666.kilometer/hour.

It rotates in 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds.

Answer 2 · 2016-01-24T03:30:56

Also, the speed of rotation can be given as angular speed about the axis. This applies to every element of Earth. The speed is nearly 15.041 deg/hour

The angular speed in deg/hour = 360 deg/(time in hours).