What was the location of the epicenter of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake?
Correct answer: A. 80 km north of Mt Everest
- A. 80 km north of Mt Everest
- B. 80 km south of Mt Everest
- C. 100 km east of Mt Everest
- D. 100 km west of Mt Everest
Explanation
The epicentre was in Tibet's Tingri County, approximately 80 kilometres north of Mount Everest. This places it on the Tibetan side rather than south of the mountain in Nepal.
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