DHAKA: The world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimeters to the south-west because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the country in April.

Chinese state media reported on Tuesday, reports The Straits Times.

The 7.8-magnitude quake reversed the gradual north-easterly course of the mountain, according to a report in the state-run China Daily, citing the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.

Before the quake, Everest had moved 40 centimeters to the northeast over the past decade at a speed of four centimeters a year, the report said. The mountain also rose three centimeters over the same time period.

The earthquake caused an avalanche on Everest, killing 18 people and leaving its climbing base camp in ruins. It prompted authorities in both China and Nepal to cancel all climbs for this year.

BDST: 1228 HRS, JUN 16, 2015
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