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On Jan 6, 2016, a magnitude 5.1 event was recorded in North Korea. Preliminary results suggests that a nuclear test took place.
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Event parameters (from USGS)
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| UTC Time | Tuesday, January 6, 2016 at 01:30:01 UTC |
| Local Time | Tuesday, January 6, 2016 at 10:00:01 (UTC+8:30) at epicenter |
| Location | 41.305°N, 129.039°E |
| Depth | 0.0km (0.0 miles) |
| Region | ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea |
| Distances | 21km (13mi) ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea 21km (13mi) ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea 37km (23mi) WNW of Hau-ri, North Korea 44km (27mi) NNW of Kilju, North Korea 376km (234mi) NE of Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Details | USGS |
USGS Summary pages for the four events ¶
1) M5.1 2016-01-06 01:30:01 UTC, 41.305°N, 129.039°E, depth 0 km
● Mb 5.1 (US), Ms 4.0 (US)
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10004bnm
2) M5.1 2013-02-12 02:57:51 UTC, 41.299°N, 129.004°E, depth 0 km
● Mb 5.1 (US), Ms 4.0 (US)
● Underground nuclear explosion.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f5t0
3) M4.7 2009-05-25 00:54:43 UTC, 41.303°N, 129.037°E, depth 0 km
● Mb 4.7 (US)
● Underground nuclear explosion.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000gxgc
4) M4.3 2006-10-09 01:35:28 UTC, 41.294°N, 129.094°E, depth 0 km
● Mb 4.3 (US)
● Underground nuclear explosion.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000eurb
Special events page for 2013 nuclear test
Links ¶
U of Science & Technology of China summary page
NORSAR Information on North Korea’s nuclear test on 6 January 2016
Some preliminary figures ¶
SeisSound movie all 4 North Korean tests at station MDJ (Zhigang Peng, Georgia Tech) ¶
Relocation exercise and example results ¶
Our special events page for the 2013 event had a relative relocation exercise here
2016 updated relocation exercise zip file with SAC waveform files & codes
NSF SAGE Facility Event Page
The NSF SAGE Facility event page for this event contains links to additional tools and data.
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