Seoul: An earthquake of magnitude 2.0 on the Richter scale hit near North Korea’s nuclear test site, the latest in a series of natural earthquakes to hit the region in recent months, South Korea’s state weather agency said.
According to Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), the minor earthquake occurred at around 3:21 p.m. about 38 kilometres north-northwest of Kilju, North Hamgyong Province.
The epicentre was at a latitude of 41.29 degrees north and a longitude of 129.22 degrees east at a depth of 11 km, the KMA said, adding that the quake occurred naturally.
