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The shallow seismic event that occurred on 25 May 2009 at 00:54:43 UTC has been claimed as a nuclear test by North Korea, according to news reports.

While the USGS cannot confirm that the recent event was a nuclear test, it was shallow and located in the vicinity of the October 2006 North Korean nuclear test (magnitude 4.3).




Suspicious earthquake Korea 2
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Magnitude:
4.7

Date-Time:
- Monday, May 25, 2009 at 00:54:43 UTC
- Monday, May 25, 2009 at 09:54:43 AM at epicenter

Location:
41.331°N, 129.011°E

Depth:
0 km (~0 mile) set by location program

Region:
NORTH KOREA

Distances:
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- 75 km (45 miles) NNW of Kimchaek, North Korea
- 95 km (60 miles) SW of Chongjin, North Korea
- 180 km (110 miles) SSW of Yanji, Jilin, China
- 380 km (235 miles) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea

Location Uncertainty:
- horizontal +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles)
- depth fixed by location program