N. Korea's Nuclear Test Site, Oct 9, 2006
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North Korea's nuclear weapon test was confirmed by seismic measurements
earthquake data, from earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ustqab....
Magnitude 4.2 (Light)
Date-Time Monday, October 9, 2006 at 01:35:27 (UTC)
Monday, October 9, 2006 at 10:35:27 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 41.294°N, 129.134°E
Depth 0 km (~0 mile) set by location program
Region NORTH KOREA
Distances 70 km (40 miles) N of Kimchaek, North Korea
90 km (55 miles) SW of Chongjin, North Korea
180 km (115 miles) S of Yanji, Jilin, China
385 km (240 miles) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=371.1 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 83°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
earthquake data, from earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ustqab....
Magnitude 4.2 (Light)
Date-Time Monday, October 9, 2006 at 01:35:27 (UTC)
Monday, October 9, 2006 at 10:35:27 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 41.294°N, 129.134°E
Depth 0 km (~0 mile) set by location program
Region NORTH KOREA
Distances 70 km (40 miles) N of Kimchaek, North Korea
90 km (55 miles) SW of Chongjin, North Korea
180 km (115 miles) S of Yanji, Jilin, China
385 km (240 miles) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=371.1 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 83°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test
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