Magnitude-4.5 quake hits region near Gyeongju
Social affairsSept 19, 2016
A magnitude-4.5 earthquake struck near Gyeongju in southeastern South Korea, the weather agency said Monday, a week after two strong earthquakes jolted the same city. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the quake took place at 8:33 p.m. with the epicenter located some 11 kilometers south of Geongju city.The KMA said the latest quake was an aftershock of the earthquakes that occured on Sept. 12. The earlier quakes registered magnitudes 5.8 and 5.1, respectively, with the former being the