Earthquake near nuke site rocks North Korea
NORTH Korea has been rocked by a 2.5 magnitude earthquake near the communist country’s Punggye-Ri nuclear test site.
By Anders Anglesey
DailyStar.co.uk
2nd December 2017
The tremors were detected in Kilju, in North Hamgteong Province, about 1.8 miles away from the infamous laboratory.
The Korea Meteorological Administration said the tremors could have been caused by a previous nuke test.
A spokesman added: “Kilju is a rocky area where natural earthquakes normally do not occur.
“However, the quake could have been caused by geological changes created from the recent nuclear explosion.”
A series of violent tremors and landslides last rocked the region following North Korea’s nuke test in September.
The KMA later confirmed the incident was not manmade – sparking fears that Pyongyang had come closer to developing a nuclear bomb capable of striking the US.
Satellite images found numerous landslides had occurred near the test site in the days following the underground blast.
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