List of earthquakes in North Korea

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This is a list of earthquakes in North Korea. Many of these in these in the 21st century have been attributed to nuclear weapons testing.

Earthquakes

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Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Source
1810-02-19 North Hamgyong Province 7.3 Mw IX [1]
1905-08-25 North Hamgyong Province 6.6 mb [2]
1944-12-19 Liaoning 6.6 Mw VII [3]
1952-03-19 North Hwanghae Province 6.4 Mw VI Mainschock [4]
1952-04-23 South Hwanghae Province 5.6 Mw VI Aftershock [5]
1960-10-08 North Hamgyong Province 6.8 Mw II [6]
1973-09-29 Rason 7.7 Mw [7]
1977-01-04 North Hamgyong Province 4.1 mb [8]
1977-03-09 Rason 6.9 Mw [9]
1979-08-16 Rason 6.7 mb [10]
1980-01-07 North Pyongan Province 5.0 mb V [11]
1982-02-14 South Hwanghae Province 5.2 Mw [12]
1988-10-15 North Hwanghae Province 4.8 mb [13]
1989-05-22 North Hwanghae Province 4.1 ML [14]
1990-05-11 Rason 6.3 Mw [15]
1992-11-11 Pyongyang 4.3 mb [16]
1995-07-24 South Hwanghae Province 4.7 mb [17]
1995-01-24 North Hamgyong Province 4.7 mb [18]
1995-08-11 South Hwanghae Province 4.0 mb [19]
2000-09-08 Rason 4.9 mb [20]
2002-03-17 South Hwanghae Province 3.9 mb [21]
2002-12-24 North Hamgyong Province 4.5 mb [22]
2006-10-03 Punggye-ri 4.2 mb Explosion
2007-12-16 Rason 4.5 mb [23]
2009-05-25 Punggye-ri 4.7 mb Explosion [24]
2010-02-18 Primorsky Krai 6.9 Mw [25]
2013-02-12 Punggye-ri 5.1 mb VI Explosion [26]
2013-04-05 Primorsky Krai 6.3 Mw III [27]
2016-01-06 Punggye-ri 5.1 mb VII Explosion [28]
2016-09-09 Punggye-ri 5.3 mb VIII Explosion [29]
2017-09-03 Punggye-ri 6.3 mb VI 12 150 Explosion [30]
2017-07-12 North Hamgyong Province 5.9 Mww II [31]
2019-06-27 Pyongyang 3.6 mb [32]
2019-07-15 Rason 4.2 mb [33]
2020-05-11 North Hwanghae Province 3.8 mb [34]
2021-08-16 Rason 4.3 mb [35]
2022-01-06 Rason 4.3 mb [36]
2023-09-06 North Hamgyong Province 4.9 mb [37]
2025-01-06 Rason 4.1 mb [38]
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