(2nd LD) Magnitude-5.8 quake detected off N. Korea's east coast: U.S. Geological Survey
(ATTN: UPDATES with revision of quake's magnitude, additional report; CHANGES attribution)
WASHINGTON, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A magnitude-5.8 earthquake was detected off North Korea's east coast Thursday (local time), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The tremor occurred 176 kilometers east-southeast of Hoemul-li, North Korea, at a depth of 537.6 km below the East Sea, it said on its website.
The quake does not appear to have been caused by a nuclear test, Reuters quoted Pentagon spokesman Maj. Jamie Davis as saying, pointing to its location and depth.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported the earthquake to be of magnitude 5.9.
It occurred at 4:18 a.m. North Korean time, 537 kilometers below the seabed and 193 kilometers southeast of Rajin, northeastern North Korea, the center said.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued no alerts as a result of the quake.
hague@yna.co.kr
(END)
-
1 
'D-2' by BTS' Suga debuts at No. 11 on Billboard 200
-
2 
BTS' Jungkook releases new solo track 'Still with You'
-
3 
S. Korea to test QR codes at nightclubs, eateries, cinemas to contain virus
-
4 
Cram school infections up worries ahead of school reopening
-
5
(LEAD) S. Korea tests QR registration at nightclubs, eateries to contain virus
-
1 
'D-2' by BTS' Suga debuts at No. 11 on Billboard 200
-
2 
S. Korea to test QR codes at nightclubs, eateries, cinemas to contain virus
-
3 
Sporadic infections linked to small churches put authorities on edge
-
4 
(4th LD) S. Korea to tighten quarantine rules despite drop in new infection cases
-
5 
(4th LD) S. Korea again gripped by church-linked cluster infections in greater Seoul area
-
1 
(LEAD) S. Korea reports 51 new virus cases, most in 8 days
-
2 
(2nd LD) N. Korea vows to abolish inter-Korean liaison office in anger over leaflets
-
3 
Rally held in central Seoul to support Black Lives Matter movement
-
4
(3rd LD) S. Korea reports most infections in 8 days, heightening tension in metropolitan area
-
5 (URGENT) S. Korea reports 51 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 11,719: KCDC
