Nepal earthquake moved Mount Everest by 3 centimeters

Chinese state media reported that the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimeters (1.2 inches) to the southwest because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the country in April, 2015. Before the quake, Everest had moved 40cm to the northeast over the past decade at a speed of 4cm a year, the report said. The mountain also rose 3cm over the same time period. The 7.8-magnitude quake reversed the gradual northeasterly course of the mountain, according to a report in the state-run China Daily, citing the national administration of surveying, mapping and geoinformation.

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