List of earthquakes in North Korea

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This is a list of earthquakes in North Korea. Many of these in these in the 21st century have been attributed to nuclear weapons testing.

Earthquakes

Date Region Mag.
MMI
 Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Source
1810-02-19 North Hamgyong Province 7.3 Mw  IX [1]
2006-10-03 Punggye-ri 4.2 Mw  Explosion
2009-05-25 Punggye-ri 4.7 Mw  Explosion [2]
2010-02-18 Primorsky Krai 6.9 Mw  [3]
2013-02-12 Punggye-ri 5.1 Mw  VI Explosion [4]
2013-04-05 Primorsky Krai 6.3 Mw  III [5]
2016-01-06 Punggye-ri 5.1 Mw  VII Explosion [6]
2016-09-09 Punggye-ri 5.3 Mw  VIII Explosion [7]
2017-09-03 Punggye-ri 6.3 Mw  VIII 12 150 Explosion [8]

References

  1. ^ "19 February 1810 [North Korea]". Global Historical Earthquake Archive. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "M 4.7 Nuclear Explosion - 21 km ENE of S?ngjibaegam, North Korea". United States Geological Survey. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "M 6.9 - 15 km SSW of Kraskino, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ "M 5.1 Nuclear Explosion - 18 km ENE of S?ngjibaegam, North Korea". United States Geological Survey. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "M 6.3 - 13 km NNW of Zarubino, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ "M 5.1 Nuclear Explosion - 21 km ENE of S?ngjibaegam, North Korea". United States Geological Survey. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ^ "M5.3 Explosion – 19 km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea". United States Geological Survey. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ "M 6.3 Explosion – 22 km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea". United States Geological Survey. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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