Earthquake shakes North Korea

CNN ^ | 5.24.09

[libh8er]

(CNN) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit northern North Korea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The quake occurred at 9:54 a.m. (8:54 p.m. ET Sunday) about 75 km (45 miles) northwest Kimchaek and 375 km (230 miles) northeast of the capital of Pyongyang, the agency said. The depth of the temblor was 10 km (6.2 miles).

[kenth]

Way to go CNN...

[smokingfrog]

North Korea.....Earthquake.....Nuke Test.....Connection??

[Crazieman]

They screwed up - the current USGS site has the depth at 0.0km

[Perdogg]

Nothing as of yet here

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/

[coloradan]

Nuke test.

[Crazieman]

Been here for a couple hours

[Perdogg]

thanks!

[Perdogg]

BBC says it was a nuke test

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8066615.stm

[smokingfrog]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009hbaf.php#details

[the right side jedi]

AP, Fox News, and the North Koreans are saying its nuclear. State Department and the Koreans are saying its possible and looking into it. It’s in almost the exact same spot as the 2006 test and folks have been saying a test is coming soon.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,521617,00.html

Particularily good timing is this editorial by John Bolton in the WSJ on Wednesday “Get Ready for another North Korea Nuke Test”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124277648950937029.html

[OneHun]

Quote from FoxNews.com:  On Monday, the country's official Korean Central News Agency said the regime "successfully conducted one more underground nuclear test on May 25 as part of measures to bolster its nuclear deterrent for self-defense."

The regime boasted that the test was conducted "on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control."