Earthquake detected near North Korea nuclear site

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Source: The Independent




Tremor follows state's sixth and most powerful atomic explosion

Harriet Agerholm @HarrietAgerholm an hour ago

A 2.5-magnitude earthquake has been detected in North Korea near where the country recently conducted a nuclear test, Seoul's weather agency said.

The tremor occurred at 7.45am on Saturday in Kilju, North Hamgyeong Province, around 2.7 kilometres away from the Punggye-ri nuclear site, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

Kim Jong-Un's regime conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at the site on 3 September, damaging geological structures in the area, the agency said. Four tremors have been detected there since."The quake is a natural one and it is believed to have occurred in the aftermath of the sixth nuclear test," the KMA said.

The September atomic explosion triggered an artificial 6.3-magnitude earthquake at the test site, monitors at the time said. It was almost 10 times more powerful than the 10-kiloton test carried out by the North last year, according to South Korean experts.

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1. NK nuke testing site got all blowed up, I'll bet.

That big explosion ran away from them. >100Ktons is a lot to explode underground.

My guess.

[onenote]

3. Scientists can distinguish between earthquakes and nuclear explosions

So, no.

[longship]

4. I know that.

A nuclear explosion has a very characteristic seismic signature.

The September blast was apparently a big nuke. Such a large explosion likely damaged their testing site, hence the subsequent quakes in the area. I am speculating that there's a chance that it ran away from them, like Castle Bravo.

Plus, DPRK has not claimed any subsequent nuke tests, which they are want to do.

So yes.

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2. I'm sure that Putin could have just given them the specs ..

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5. I think the next test should be under Kim Jong-Un's toilet

while he's sitting on it.