Based on data from the European satellite, which flew over the zone of the earthquake on April 29, specialists from UNAVCO found that the highest mountain in the world is now about 2.5 centimeters less.
Moves to the Indian tectonic plate in relation to the European caused earthquake , and also weakened the tension between them ,. Therefore, the crust a little settled, and Mount Everest a little decreased. Behind it rose by 90 centimeters, the entire territory around the capital city of Nepal – Kathmandu . Size plate, which itself increased, it is 85 kilometers long and 29 kilometers wide.
Earthquake on April 25 in Nepal was the strength of 7.9 on the Richter scale. Then there were several strong aftershocks equally. The epicenter was located at a distance of about 80 kilometers north-west of Kathmandu, at a depth of 15 kilometers.
According to the latest data, number of deaths has already exceeded 7,000 people .
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