A natural earthquake of magnitude 2.5 occurred Saturday near North Korea’s nuclear test site, the fourth such tremor since the North’s most recent atomic explosion there, South Korean officials said. «The quake is a natural one and it is believed to have occurred in the aftermath of
Seoul (AFP) — A natural earthquake of magnitude 2.5 occurred Saturday near North Korea’s nuclear test site, the fourth such tremor since the North’s most recent atomic explosion there, South Korean officials said.
The micro-quake occurred about 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) northeast of the Punggye-ri nuclear site in the country’s northeastern province of North Hamgyong, the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website.
«The quake is a natural one and it is believed to have occurred in the aftermath of the sixth nuclear test», it said.
Minor tremors have been detected after the North carried out its sixth and most powerful nuclear test underground in September, damaging geological structures in the area, it added.
