Radar Shows Kathmandu Area Uplifted 5 Feet by Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake

NASA/JPL-Caltech/JAXA2015-05-07

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This false-color map from NASA ARIA project shows the amount of permanent surface movement caused almost entirely by the magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal.

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Title: Radar Shows Kathmandu Area Uplifted 5 Feet by Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JAXA
Date Created: 2015-05-07
Rights: JPL

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