Major earthquakes can trigger long-term sinking of land, affect sea-level projections: NTU study

A new study has found that massive earthquakes can cause the ground to keep sinking for years, even thousands of kilometres from the epicentre. Nanyang Technological University researchers found that the 2004 Sumatra quake caused gradual land subsidence in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. They say the findings could improve sea-level projections and flood planning for low-lying coastal cities like Singapore. Nikhil Khattar reports.