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5.1 magnitude quake detected close to North Korea nuclear test site
AFP ^ | January 6, 2016

Posted on 01/05/2016 6:22:28 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster

5.1 magnitude quake detected close to North Korea nuclear test site

by Agence France-Presse

January 6, 2016

A 5.1 magnitude tremor was detected close to North Korea’s nuclear test site on Wednesday, triggering concerns that Pyongyang had conducted a fresh atomic explosion.

The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the quake was in the northeast of the country, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) northwest of Kilju city, placing it right next to the Punggye-ri nuclear test site.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; earthquake; hbomb; hydrogenbomb; japan; korea; nknukes; nkorea; norks; northkorea; nucleartest; nuke; obamalegacy; pyongyang; trump; trumpwasright; worldwarthree
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1 posted on 01/05/2016 6:22:28 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Nork saber rattling. Wonderful.


2 posted on 01/05/2016 6:23:36 PM PST by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Did something other than the earth cause it ?


3 posted on 01/05/2016 6:23:37 PM PST by hoosiermama
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To: TigerLikesRooster

This appears to be intentional.


4 posted on 01/05/2016 6:23:43 PM PST by SamAdams76
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"Earthquake"

5 posted on 01/05/2016 6:24:01 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (I don't know what Claire Wolfe is thinking but I know what I am thinking.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Hey Maybe if Obama sends them a few Billion Bucks they can laugh at us like the Iranian Mullahs are.....


6 posted on 01/05/2016 6:24:23 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: hoosiermama

The S. Korean report says that the earthquake occurred at depth 0 km, and it is artificial. So it seems to be a nuclear test.


7 posted on 01/05/2016 6:26:12 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: Crazieman

Or Iranian saber rattling with the help of North Korea’s nuclear test site...


8 posted on 01/05/2016 6:27:37 PM PST by The KG9 Kid
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Your link is cougarish....


9 posted on 01/05/2016 6:28:43 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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Bookmark


10 posted on 01/05/2016 6:28:46 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Looks like the little man is needing attention.


11 posted on 01/05/2016 6:29:23 PM PST by hoosiermama
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To: TigerLikesRooster

NK ordering another round of take out.

Is Iran picking up the tab?


12 posted on 01/05/2016 6:29:32 PM PST by Read Write Repeat (Not one convinced me they want the job yet)
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13 posted on 01/05/2016 6:29:44 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Impossible! Our very bestest president Billy Clinton negotiated deal with the North Koreans to stop all the nuclear testing.


14 posted on 01/05/2016 6:30:38 PM PST by Cyman
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15 posted on 01/05/2016 6:30:47 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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(URGENT) Earthquake in N. Korea presumed to be artificial: S. Korea

(URGENT) Intelligence agency analyzing possibility of nuclear test by N. Korea

16 posted on 01/05/2016 6:31:33 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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Or a very large conventional explosion. We’ll have to see the seismograph reading to tell.


17 posted on 01/05/2016 6:31:38 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; Steel Wolf; nuconvert; MizSterious; endthematrix; ...

P!


18 posted on 01/05/2016 6:32:23 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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...So it seems to be a nuclear test...

Or an accident.

19 posted on 01/05/2016 6:33:38 PM PST by chopperman
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Did something other than the earth cause it ?

No way a nuke test could be responsible...

Are we sure Norks are not doing nearby fracking?

20 posted on 01/05/2016 6:34:13 PM PST by C210N (Supporting the Constitutional Conservative in the race. Constitutional Conservative Cruz.)
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