This is a list of earthquakes in North Korea. Many of these in these in the 21st century have been attributed to nuclear weapons testing.
Earthquakes DateRegionMMIDeathsInjuriesTotal damage / notesSource1810-02-19North Hamgyong Province7.3 IX1905-08-25North Hamgyong Province6.6 1944-12-19Liaoning6.6 VII1952-03-19North Hwanghae Province6.4 VIMainschock1952-04-23South Hwanghae Province5.6 VIAftershock1960-10-08North Hamgyong Province6.8 II1973-09-29Rason7.7 1977-01-04North Hamgyong Province4.1 1977-03-09Rason6.9 1979-08-16Rason6.7 1980-01-07North Pyongan Province5.0 V1982-02-14South Hwanghae Province5.2 1988-10-15North Hwanghae Province4.8 1989-05-22North Hwanghae Province4.1 1990-05-11Rason6.3 1992-11-11Pyongyang4.3 1995-07-24South Hwanghae Province4.7 1995-01-24North Hamgyong Province4.7 1995-08-11South Hwanghae Province4.0 2000-09-08Rason4.9 2002-03-17South Hwanghae Province3.9 2002-12-24North Hamgyong Province4.5 2006-10-03Punggye-ri4.2 Explosion2007-12-16Rason4.5 2009-05-25Punggye-ri4.7 Explosion2010-02-18Primorsky Krai6.9 2013-02-12Punggye-ri5.1 VIExplosion2013-04-05Primorsky Krai6.3 III2016-01-06Punggye-ri5.1 VIIExplosion2016-09-09Punggye-ri5.3 VIIIExplosion2017-09-03Punggye-ri6.3 VI12150Explosion2017-07-12North Hamgyong Province5.9 II2019-06-27Pyongyang3.6 2019-07-15Rason4.2 2020-05-11North Hwanghae Province3.8 2021-08-16Rason4.3 2022-01-06Rason4.3 2023-09-06North Hamgyong Province4.9 2025-01-06Rason4.1
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