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Magnitude 2.7 Quake Jolts N. Korea's Yongbyon

Written: 2017-06-28 14:47:55Updated: 2017-07-07 12:17:31

Magnitude 2.7 Quake Jolts N. Korea's Yongbyon

An earthquake with a magnitude of two-point-seven occurred in Yongbyon in North Korea’s North Pyongang Province at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
 
The Korea Meteorological Administration said that the quake was centered 22 kilometers north of Yongbyon, the North's main nuclear complex. It said that analysis on seismic waves concluded that the quake was natural and not an artificial one caused by a nuclear test.
 
With the latest quake, the Korean Peninsula has seen 90 earthquakes with a magnitude of more than two this year.

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