Sunday, September 17, 2023

Satellites reveal how deadly Morocco earthquake moved ground

"Satellite measurements have revealed the extent of ground movement caused by the 6.8-
magnitude earthquake that struck
Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people.
The earthquake hit a rural region in the Atlas Mountains about 47 miles from the city of Marrakech.......Radar measurements made by Europe's two Sentinel-1 satellites before and after the disaster reveal how much the two plates shifted during the quake. According to the BBC, the upward movement of the surface amounted to a maximum of 6 inches, while in other areas the ground sank by up to 4 inches." CBD

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