Magnitude 3.5 earthquake detected in East Sea
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake detected in East Sea

Published: 25 Apr. 2023, 16:59
Map of where the earthquake had been detected on Tuesday. [KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION]

Map of where the earthquake had been detected on Tuesday. [KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION]

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was detected in the seas 50 kilometers northeast of Donghae in Gangwon at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).
 
No damage has been reported so far.  
 
The KMA says there have been 17 microseismic events since a magnitude 1.7 quake occurred near the same spot at 1 a.m. on Sunday.
 

BY LEE HO-JEONG [[email protected]]
tags earthquake Korea minor tremble

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