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Gorkha Nepal, Mw 7.8 Earthquake - Human Seismometers

David Mencin

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On 25 April, 2015, a large violent earthquake of Mw 7.8 struck in central Nepal. This video shows the motion of a local GPS station (in map view) versus the people's reaction in Kathmandu. You will see the arrival of the earthquake P-waves as a high-frequency vibration (notice the birds) and then the back and forth sloshing as the large S-waves interact with the basin sediments that underlie the city of Kathmandu.

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Asia Southern Asia Nepal Show on map

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Type Video Format M4V Size 67.2 MB Width 1200 px Height 900 px Aspect 4:3 Duration 1:25 Video h264 Audio aac Frame rate 30 fps Brand Security Cam Model N/A Software GMT, MATLAB, Final Cut Pro X Taken 28 February 2017 Coordinates 27.7100, 85.3200 Tint Black Submitted 28 February 2017