Tag: North Korea’s Pyunggye-ri nuclear test

N. Korea appears to have conducted nuclear test: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea appears to have conducted a fifth nuclear test Friday, South Korean authorities reportedly said, after monitors detected a 5.3-magnitude earthquake near its main nuclear site. The quake was detected near North Korea’s Pyunggye-ri nuclear test site as the country celebrates Foundation Day, which marks the anniversary of the founding of the nation in 1948. Seoul’s meteorological agency said the tremor, detected by quake monitors around the world including […]