North Korea Nuclear Test Appears to Have Caused Earthquakes
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The last nuclear test of 2017 triggered verbs, with the aftershock sequence continuing to this day. The post North Korea's nuclear test appears to have caused earthquakes appeared first on in.gr.
Between 2006 and 2017, North Korea conducted several underground nuclear tests on the Punggye-ri test site. Since then, thousands of earthquakes have shaken the mountains. Researchers have now analyzed the shocks and made a strange discovery.
Between 2006 and 2017, North Korea conducted six underground nuclear tests in its testing field on Mt. Mantap, North Hamgyong Province. Usually, underground explosions often trigger an intense burst of small earthquakes that decrease once the tests cease. However, geologists have detected much more seismic activity after the last detonation, which has persisted for years.
Seismic activity increased significantly on Mount Mantap, north of the country, after the last underground test explosion of 2017
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