About how strong was the tragic earthquake of 25 April in Nepal by data from European Satellite Sentinel-1A . When he flew over the area in Kathmandu on Wednesday, almost immediately made available to the collected data. Scientists immediately conducted a preliminary interpretation of the data, which shows that the highest mountain in the world declined in seconds by 2.5 cm. At the same time land around Kathmandu dropped by 1 meter, and shifted to the north-south line.
According to satellite data area that has lifted size of 120 to 50 km. Destruction in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu translators, among others, the fact that the strongest ground rose only 17 km from the city.
The decrease in Mount Everest seen from the liquidation of rising stress it earth’s crust, which took place after the upheavals. The source of the shock was shallow fault is located. The researchers note that the shocks of magnitude 7.8 is probably not discharged all stress – can attest to the fact that the crack does not appear on the surface of the earth. This may mean that soon gets yet another shock, but also energy can dissipate softly.
The fall down Mount Everest will be quickly compensated – the Himalayas continue to rise, in some parts even 1 cm per year. This is the effect that Indian Subcontinent still sticks in Asia uplifting mountains.
The text was originally published in the About Crazy Science .
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