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Gorkha Nepal, Mw 7.8 Earthquake - Human Seismometers

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by David Mencin

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.

Taken on 28 February 2017
Submitted on 28 February 2017


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  • Geodesy (44)
  • Natural Hazards (466)
  • Seismology (208)

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  • Asia (987)
  • Southern Asia (263)
  • Nepal (34)
  • Exact location (85.3200 E, 27.7100 N)

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Camera: Security Cam N/A
Software: GMT, MATLAB, Final Cut Pro X

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Credit: David Mencin (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)


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