4.0 magnitude earthquake hits Gyeongju
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Published: 30 Nov. 2023, 05:18 Updated: 30 Nov. 2023, 09:54

4.0 magnitude earthquake hits Gyeongju

[KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION]

[KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION]

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 was reported 19 kilometers (11.8 miles) southeast of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, at 4:55 a.m., the Korea Meteorological Administration said.
 
The earthquake was the second-strongest to hit Korea this year. An earthquake in May reported offshore of Donghae, Gangwon, holds this year's record with a magnitude of 4.5.
 
Today's earthquake also struck an area close to the location of the strongest earthquake in Korea in recent years, which reported a magnitude of 5.8 on Sept. 12, 2016.
 
The weather agency had initially reported the earthquake to have a magnitude of 4.3. It corrected the magnitude not long after.
 

BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
tags Earthquake Gyeongju Earthquake Korea

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