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Nuclear explosion 6.02km (3.74 miles) away from Namp’yŏng-dong (North Korea)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 occurred on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 3:30:01 AM UTC (and Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 11:30:01 AM local time) 6.02km (3.74 miles) away from Namp’yŏng-dong (North Korea) which is the nearest city to the epicenter.



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Details about this earthquake

Date (UTC) :9/3/2017 3:30:01 AM
Updated (UTC) :12/7/2017 8:00:05 PM
Magnitude6.3
Mag. Typemb
Latitude41.3324
Longitude129.0297
Depth0.00 km (0.00 miles)
Dmin3,309
TypeNuclear explosion
StatusReviewed
Tsunami riskNo
SourceUSGS
Other informationM 6.3 Nuclear Explosion - 21km ENE of Sungjibaegam
21km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea

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Cities near this earthquake

CityDistancePopulation
KP Namp’yŏng-dong6.02km away (3.74 miles)
KP Kyŏlsu6.56km away (4.07 miles)
KP Ha-ch’on7.64km away (4.75 miles)
KP Taech’ŏnp’o8.32km away (5.17 miles)
KP Turianji8.66km away (5.38 miles)
KP Chik-tong9.39km away (5.83 miles)
KP Soch’ŏnp’o9.77km away (6.07 miles)
KP Sŏman10.98km away (6.82 miles)
KP Sugŏri12.55km away (7.80 miles)
KP Ch’ŏn-gol12.60km away (7.83 miles)
KP Sobok-tong12.67km away (7.87 miles)
KP Hwangt’oam13.25km away (8.23 miles)
KP Kuŏk-tong14.11km away (8.77 miles)
KP K’ungae-gol14.39km away (8.94 miles)
KP Sobokki15.47km away (9.61 miles)
KP Pukkyesu15.91km away (9.88 miles)
KP Sanyang-nodongjagu16.37km away (10.17 miles)
KP Ip’yŏng-dong16.46km away (10.23 miles)
KP Pu-dong16.50km away (10.25 miles)
KP Sinp’unghyang16.58km away (10.30 miles)




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