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DemocratSinceBirth

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Sat Sep 23, 2017, 08:17 AM Sep 2017

***BREAKING*** CNN - Seismic activity was detected Saturday near North Korean nuclear site.



(CNN)Seismic activity was detected Saturday near the site of North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear site, but it is not known whether a nuclear test caused the development.

The first sign Pyongyang has conducted a nuclear test is usually seismic activity. North Korea has one nuclear test site -- Punggye-ri.
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck at 4:29 a.m. ET Saturday 22 kilometers (more than 13 miles) east-northeast of Sungjibaegam, North Korea, the US Geological Survey said. The depth of the earthquake was 5 kilometers (3.1 miles).
"This event occurred in the area of the previous North Korean nuclear tests," the USGS said. "We cannot conclusively confirm at this time the nature (natural or human-made) of the event. The depth is poorly constrained and has been held to 5 kilometers by the seismologist."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/23/asia/north-korea-seismic-activity/index.htm




Heck of a job, Trumpie.
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***BREAKING*** CNN - Seismic activity was detected Saturday near North Korean nuclear site. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 OP
Is that for sure? I just heard it was an earthquake? n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #1
That's what the South Koreans are suggesting . DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #3
Or an attack Not Ruth Sep 2017 #4
Interesting, hadn't thought of that! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #5
Hurrah for President Dotard! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #2
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