List_of_earthquakes_in_South_Korea

List of earthquakes in South Korea

List of earthquakes in South Korea

Add article description

This is list of earthquakes in South Korea. Earthquakes in South Korea are less frequent than in neighboring countries, such as China and Japan.[1]

Earthquakes

Significant earthquakes have occurred in what is now South Korea prior to the 20th century.[2]

  • 779 Gyeongju earthquake [ko]: approx. Mw 6.7–7.0, Speculated max. intensity IX. More than 100 people died and many houses collapsed. This is the deadliest recorded earthquake in South Korea.
  • 1518 Seoul earthquake: approx. Mw 6.7, Speculated max. intensity IX.
  • 1643 Ulsan earthquake: approx. Mw 6.7–7.4, Speculated max. intensity IX–X. Tsunami occurred.
  • 1681 Yangyang earthquake [ko]: approx. Mw 7.5, Speculated max. intensity IX. Tsunami occurred. Most powerful earthquake in recorded South Korean history.
Map of earthquakes from 1978
Magnitude of earthquakes on the Korean Peninsula since 1978

1978 and later

This is a part of list of earthquakes in South Korea equal or stronger than 5.0 ML since 1978.[3][4]

More information Name, Date and time(KST) ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Necessity of management for minor earthquake to improve public acceptance of nuclear energy in South Korea". Nuclear engineering and technology. 50 (3): 494p ~ 503p. 13 April 2018. doi:10.1016/j.net.2017.11.013. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "한국기상기록집② 《한반도 역사지진 기록 (2년~1904년)》 발간" [Korean Meteorological Record Book② 《Historical Earthquake Records in Korea (2~1904)》 published]. National Institute of Meteorological Research (in Korean). 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. [3]
    "국내지진 규모별 순위 > 지진 > 지진·화산 > 날씨". www.kma.go.kr.
  4. [4]
    "국내지진 목록 > 지진 > 지진·화산 > 날씨". www.kma.go.kr.
  5. [5]
    "4.0 magnitude earthquake hits Gyeongju". Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). 30 November 2023.
  6. [6]
    "M5.4 - 8km S of Kyonju, South Korea". United States Geological Survey. September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  7. [7]
    "M 5.4 - 9km WNW of Hoko, South Korea". United States Geological Survey. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article List_of_earthquakes_in_South_Korea, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.