Mount Everest Mountain Height Decreased

Nepal earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on April 25 reduced the height of Mount Everest one inch (2.54 cm). 

This is evidenced by the information provided non-profit consortium of Geophysical Research UNAVCO, reports The Huffington Post. 

The findings of scientists based on data received from the satellite of the European Space Agency Sentinel-1A, which first passed over the disaster area on 29 April. 

The earthquake triggered a shift of tectonic plates, resulting in relaxation of the crust took place, which led to a slight reduction of the height of Mount Everest. 

Roger Bylham of the Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and a professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder in a letter to The Huffington Post praised reduce the height of Mount Everest to 1-2 mm. 

This Annapurna mountain range, located in the central part of Nepal, according to its findings, increased by 20 cm. 

The first earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in Nepal on Saturday, 25 April. After that, the country recorded a series of less powerful aftershocks. In the capital Kathmandu, many buildings were destroyed; rural areas of the country have suffered even more, transport infrastructure across the country practically eliminated.