Nepal Earthquake Moved Mount Everest 1.2 Inches

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In yet another indicator of the power of the April 25th earthquake that devastated parts of Nepal, the Chinese geologists are reporting that the quake moved Mount Everest by 3 centimeters or about 1.2 inches.

In yet another indicator of the power of the April 25th earthquake that devastated parts of Nepal, the Chinese geologists are reporting that the quake moved Mount Everest by 3 centimeters or about 1.2 inches.
Based on data from a monitoring system setup in 2005, China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation notes that the mountain had been moving northeast at the rate of four centimeters or 1.6 inches annually.
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