Posted on 05/24/2009 9:52:20 PM PDT by 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).
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Way to go CNN...
North Korea.....Earthquake.....Nuke Test.....Connection??
They screwed up - the current USGS site has the depth at 0.0km
Nuke test.
thanks!
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
The regime boasted that the test was conducted "on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control."
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