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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake cracked walls, spilled items from store shelves and caused other minor damage in a fishing community in southwestern South Korea on Wednesday, but no injuries have been ...
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the "strong" quake was off the coast ...
Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County's coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn't play out. But emergency ...
It one of the deadliest earthquake in Korean history, and one of the largest earthquake to occur inland on the Korean Peninsula between the years 2 AD and 1904. [1] The earthquake had an estimated moment magnitude of 6.7 to 7.0, [2] [3] and affected present-day North Gyeongsang Province. The maximum Modified Mercalli intensity was assigned IX.
The 2016 Gyeongju earthquake occurred on September 12 near Gyeongju, South Korea. [1] Measuring 5.8 on the local magnitude scale (5.4 M w), it was the strongest earthquake in the country [2] [3] until the following year. The 2017 Pohang earthquake caused more damage despite being equal in magnitude.
Significant earthquakes have occurred in what is now South Korea prior to the 20th century. [2] 779 Gyeongju earthquake: approx. M w 6.7–7.0, Speculated max. intensity IX. More than 100 people died and many houses collapsed. This is the deadliest recorded earthquake in South Korea. 1518 Seoul earthquake: approx. M w 6.7, Speculated max ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -A tsunami measuring under one metre (3.3 ft) reached South Korea's east coast in the wake of a massive earthquake that hit Japan on Monday, South Korea's meteorological agency ...
YTN: Korea's first all-news TV channel, carries up-to-the-minute news, weather, sports and traffic, as well as in-depth analysis. The live newscast can be seen 24 hours a day, but live magazines are only in between 4:30 and 1:00. [citation needed] YTN Science: The first Korean science channel, provides a wide range of science information.