5.7 Magnitude Quake in Southern China - related image preview

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5.7 Magnitude Quake in Southern China

The mountainous topography of southern China reveals something of the tectonic forces that generate strong earthquakes such as one that occurred on July 9, 2009.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, based on ASTER elevation data, provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published July 11, 2009
Data acquired July 10, 2009

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