China built seismic station at Mount Everest

Chinese scientists began commissioning an earthquake monitoring station at the foot of Mount Everest with the aim of discovering more things about this world's highest mountain.

Shang Rongbo, deputy director of the regional seismic agency, said the station is located in Tingri district in Tibet, 4,255 meters above sea level. The station will provide data on seismic events along the China-Nepal border as well as send satellite seismic information to other research centers.

Remote control earthquake monitoring station at the foot of Mount Everest - Photo: Xinhua

Due to the specific terrain at Everest, the power supply to the above earthquake monitoring station must be based on the solar power system. Scientists say that even in continuous rain conditions and within 5 consecutive days without sunshine, the system still ensures enough electricity for the station to operate.

Everest is located at the Eurasian tectonic plate adjacent to the Indian tectonic plate. Over time, these two tectonic plates collided, forming the Himalayas. In the past, many earthquakes have occurred in this area. Particularly, Tibetan tectonic plates often encounter many small earthquakes, but the magnitude of 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the low hills at the foot of the Himalayan mountain in Sichuan in May 2008, causing nearly 90,000 deaths. and missing.