Beijing, May 19 (IANS): A township and county in China's Tibet region have moved slightly southward as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, said a Chinese expert on Tuesday.
The township of Gyirong and Nyalam county, which border Nepal, have shifted about 60 cm, said Wang Qi, a professor with the China University of Geosciences who is leading a research team in Tibet in southwest China, Xinhua reported.
According to Wang, the massive quake on April 25 resulted in the movement of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
"Gyirong and Nyalam are close to the epicentre, so their movements are obvious," he explained. The quake also resulted in the sinking of Nyalam by about 10 cm.
Wang also told Xinhua that they would announce whether the height of Mount Everest has changed since the quake.