The around magnitude 5 earthquake detected in North Korea was likely caused by an explosion, raising fears of a possible fifth nuclear test by the isolated nation.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) logged a magnitude 5 earthquake in North Korea, at a depth of 10 kilometers, at 9 a.m. North Korean time. The quake was about 349 kilometers southeast of Jilin in China, the EMSC said.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) also detected what it called an “explosion” that it said was 18 kilometers east-northeast of Sungjibaegam in North Korea.
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