(Express) – An earthquake believed to have been caused by an explosion has been recorded on the border between North Korea and China – sparking concerns Kim Jong-un’s rogue state has run a fresh nuclear test. The tremor was felt in Hunchun city in northeastern Jilin province and has been recorded as magnitude 1.3 with a zero-meter depth by the China Earthquake Networks Center. It struck at approximately 1.45pm BST (7.38pm local time). The depth and nature of the mini-quake have led some to think it was caused
by an explosion on North Korean soil – however, its nature is still unknown. Nuclear tests run by Pyongyang in the past have caused small quakes and light tremors. In September 2017, a test conducted at North Korea’s nuclear site at Punggye-ri, under Mount Mantap, triggered a 6.3-magnitude earthquake. Chinese seismologists later said that Pyongyang’s main nuclear test site had partially collapsed, rendering it unusable, following the blast – which North Korea claimed was a hydrogen bomb test. READ MORE
