Posted on 09/08/2016 6:36:24 PM PDT by amorphous
Kim farted?
Yes, but earthquakes have a logarithmic (powers of ten) scale when reporting the magnitude, and a explosive blast (even a nuke) has a powers-of-cube decreasing effect as the weapon yield gets higher.
~125 kt? Boosted fission??
The earthquake caused by the 2016 nuclear test was 5.1 magnitude,[2][14] similar to the 5.1-magnitude earthquake that accompanied North Korea's previous 2013 nuclear test (which was estimated by South Korea to have a yield of 6–9 kilotons of TNT and Russian estimates of more than 7 kilotons of TNT).[15][16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_North_Korean_nuclear_test
So if the 5.6 reading the USGS calculated stands, the yield should be well over 10 kilotons?
See #25
US National Security Council: ‘We are aware of seismic activity on the Korean Peninsula in the vicinity of a known North Korean nuclear test site. We are monitoring and continuing to assess the situation in close coordination with our regional partners.’ - @Price44
see original on twitter.com
NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM
19m
China’s environment ministry has begun emergency radiation monitoring after suspected nuclear test in North Korea, state media reports - Reuters
read more on yahoo.com
NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM
22m
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says suspected nuclear test by North Korea can’t be tolerated - Reuters
read more on trust.org
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA TENSIONS
1h
South Korea to hold emergency National Security Council meeting 10 pm ET (0200 GMT) after seismic activity detected near North Korea’s known nuclear test - Reuters
read more on trust.org
NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM
1h
Editor’s note: If the latest seismic event in North Korea is confirmed to be a nuclear test, it would be the fifth known test carried out by the nation. Friday’s event also coincides with North Korea’s Independence Day. - Jimmy
And this comes only about a week after NK launches a missile which impacted only a few hundred miles from Japan's coastline.
Per Twitter:
Constant Pheonix is AIRBORNE, with the Onan Alert. Tanker support incoming from Japan.
Probably a lot of old fertilizer. That’s smaller than a suitcase nuke.
The GookShot is the short, sharp burst at ~00:32+ -- 2nd trace from the bottom of the page...
Thanks! It is very short! I’ve been around large fuel/air blasts and they rock on for many seconds.
That's a lotta honeybuckets... '-)
Spherical release into solid rock -- ve -- vertical impulse with atmospheric rebound/oscillation...
FYI, the traces from adjacent Chinese and Japanese seismometers look similar -- except for travel-time shift and distance attenuation/spreading...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.