tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post8763834101414244827..comments2024-03-28T17:39:47.864+02:00Comments on EL KaOs UT News: Fears of new nuclear test in North Korea after earthquake is detected near test sitexronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-13250079837328489682017-10-13T08:13:18.635+03:002017-10-13T08:13:18.635+03:00A series of tremors and landslides near North Kore...A series of tremors and landslides near North Korea’s nuclear test base likely mean the country’s sixth and largest blast has destabilized the region, and the Punggye-ri nuclear site may not be used for much longer to test nuclear weapons, experts say.<br /><br />A small quake was detected early on Friday near the North’s nuclear test site, South Korea’s weather agency said, but unlike quakes associated with nuclear tests, it did not appear to be manmade. The tremor was the latest in a string of at least three shocks to be observed since Pyongyang’s Sept. 3 nuclear test, which caused a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.<br /><br />Friday’s quake was a magnitude 2.7 with a depth of 3 km in North Hamgyong Province in North Korea, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the quake at 2.9 magnitude at a depth of 5 km.<br /> REUTERSxronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.com