The 2016 Gyeongju earthquake occurred on September 12 near
Gyeongju,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
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Measuring 5.8 on the
local magnitude scale (5.4 ), it was the strongest earthquake in the country
until the following year. The
2017 Pohang earthquake
The 2017 Pohang earthquake, measuring magnitude 5.4 on the moment magnitude scale, struck Heunghae, Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on November 15, 2017. It is tied with the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake as the country's strongest ear ...
caused more damage despite being equal in magnitude.
See also
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List of earthquakes in 2016
This is a list of earthquakes in 2016. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Maximum intensities ...
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Yangsan Fault
References
External links
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2016 disasters in South Korea
2016 earthquakes
Earthquakes in South Korea
September 2016 events in South Korea
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