Nepal earthquake moved Mount Everest by 3cm

Kathmandu The earthquake that struck Nepal in April moved Mount Everest by 3cm to the south west. A report by China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation found the world's highest mountain effectively bounced backwards following the magnitude 7.8 eart

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Published 16 June 2015, 8:00 · Updated 22:17

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Nepal earthquake moved Mount Everest by 3cm

Kathmandu

The earthquake that struck Nepal in April moved Mount Everest by 3cm to the south west.

A report by China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation found the world's highest mountain effectively bounced backwards following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people.

According to China Daily, the report found Everest (29,029ft, 8,848m) has moved 40cm to the north east over the past decade – around 4cm per year.

Nepal earthquake moved Mount Everest by 3cm

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