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Earthquake detected in North Korea, but officials split on whether it was a new detonation
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| 2017/09/23
Posted on 09/23/2017 4:48:13 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Whatever it is, if it caused the collapse of all tunnels for their test, N. Korea would have a major headache. Could they do another test in the same area? If not, it won't be easy to find another suitable site because N. Korea is a small country.
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09/23/2017 7:14:07 AM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: AmericanInTokyo
That could release radioactive materials trapped underground. There has been no clear explanation on another quake several minutes after the last test, either. Was it the implosion of the test site or did the test disturb underground fault lines?
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09/23/2017 7:18:29 AM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: TigerLikesRooster
There is a volcano called Mount Paektu within a few dozen miles of their nuclear test site that is past due for a Tambora sized (1816 year without a summer) eruption. Last big eruption was in 946.
There has been considerable alarm in the Geologist community of how North Korea has been setting off underground nukes with their accompanying earthquakes shaking it up.
Little is known about it’s magma chamber other than it’s filling. North Korea is not the most friendly place for geologists to try to do their jobs.
To: TigerLikesRooster
That could release radioactive materials trapped underground. Would they be dangerous to neighboring countries? Are there prevailing winds, and if so, which direction?
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09/23/2017 12:42:38 PM PDT
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CDB
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