Origin time 20:32 KST Areas affected South Korea Casualties 8 injured | Depth 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) Max. intensity VII (Very strong) Date 12 September 2016 | |
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Magnitude 5.4 Mw (USGS)
5.8 ML (KMA) Similar 2011 TÅhoku earthqua, February 1998 Afghanist, 2016 Imphal earthquake, 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes | ||
The 2016 Gyeongju earthquake occurred on September 12 near Gyeongju, South Korea. Measuring 5.4 on the moment magnitude scale, it was the strongest ever recorded in the country since measurements began in 1978.
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2016 Gyeongju earthquake Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA