Last month, Nepal was hit by a devastating 7.8 earthquake. And then, just a few days later, an aftershock of almost equal size hit. But after the earthquakes and the aftershocks, the earth that was left behind was a very different one.
https://gizmodo.com/this-is-whats-happening-in-the-aftermath-of-nepals-eart-1700524262
https://gizmodo.com/still-reeling-a-massive-earthquake-in-april-nepal-just-1703849331
NASA’s Earth Observatory put together this ground displacement map to show how far the area along the fault had moved. While, some areas ended up higher and some lower — in some places by as much as 20 feet — the changes were massive in both directions.
Image: Joshua Stevens / NASA Earth Observatory.
