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Mount Everest moved an inch and changed direction because of the Nepal earthquake | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
Mount Everest has moved 1.2 inches (3cm) - and changed direction - because of the Nepal earthquake, according to a geological survey by the Chinese government. | Mount Everest has moved 1.2 inches (3cm) - and changed direction - because of the Nepal earthquake, according to a geological survey by the Chinese government. |
It's easy to forget that world's highest peak is moving, both laterally and horizontally. That process has been affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, according to research reported in the state-run China Daily newspaper. | It's easy to forget that world's highest peak is moving, both laterally and horizontally. That process has been affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, according to research reported in the state-run China Daily newspaper. |
According to research by the Chinese government's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, the mountain has moved 3cm to the south-west since the quake, AFP reported. | According to research by the Chinese government's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, the mountain has moved 3cm to the south-west since the quake, AFP reported. |
In the decade to April, Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border, had moved 40cm north-east at a rate of 4cm per year, as well as rising 3cm. | In the decade to April, Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border, had moved 40cm north-east at a rate of 4cm per year, as well as rising 3cm. |
Satellite data released by the European Space Agency showed last month that Everest shrunk by almost exactly an inch (2.5cm) as a result of the quake. | Satellite data released by the European Space Agency showed last month that Everest shrunk by almost exactly an inch (2.5cm) as a result of the quake. |
Eighteen people died in an avalanche caused by the earthquake, on 25 April. More than 8,700 people died in Nepal in that tremor and another one- which did not move the mountain - on 12 May. | Eighteen people died in an avalanche caused by the earthquake, on 25 April. More than 8,700 people died in Nepal in that tremor and another one- which did not move the mountain - on 12 May. |
Meanwhile, avalanches in Nepal's northern mountains have injured five army rescuers and forced the suspension of a search for bodies in a trekking village that was buried by a landslide during the April earthquake. | Meanwhile, avalanches in Nepal's northern mountains have injured five army rescuers and forced the suspension of a search for bodies in a trekking village that was buried by a landslide during the April earthquake. |
The avalanches swept the Langtang Valley, around 35 miles from the capital Kathmandu, on Monday. | The avalanches swept the Langtang Valley, around 35 miles from the capital Kathmandu, on Monday. |
Additional reporting by Associated Press | Additional reporting by Associated Press |
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