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Latest quakes in or near North Korea - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.8 earthquake Japan Sea, 49 km southeast of Chongjin, Hambuk - Sep 7, 2023 -
Strongest since 2019Mag. 4.8 Japan Sea, 49 km southeast of Chongjin, Hambuk - Sep 7, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 10:43 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near North Korea in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near North Korea, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near North Korea during the past 30 days.
Since 2019, North Korea has had 16 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.8:
  • 6 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 9 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 4.8 Earthquake 40 Km E of Hoemul-li, North Korea -
Strongest: Mag. 4.8 Earthquake 40 Km E of Hoemul-li, North Korea -
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Latest quakes in or near North Korea - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Sep 7, 2023 12:52 am (GMT +9)
Sep 6, 2023 15:52 GMT
4.8

636 km
31 km (19 mi) to the NE Japan Sea, North Korea, 49 km southeast of Chongjin, Hambuk Info
Sunday, January 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 9, 2023 01:28 am (GMT +9)
Jan 8, 2023 16:28 GMT
3.6

13 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the S North Korea: SOUTH KOREA 10 reportsInfo
Saturday, September 10, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 10, 2022 02:59 pm (Pyongyang)
Sep 10, 2022 05:59 GMT
3.4

10 km
North Korea Info
Thursday, January 6, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 7, 2022 06:52 am (GMT +9)
Jan 6, 2022 21:52 GMT
4.3

544 km
106 km (66 mi) to the NE North Korea: 123 Km SSE of Zarubino, Russia Info
Monday, August 16, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 16, 2021 09:32 pm (GMT +9)
Aug 16, 2021 12:32 GMT
4.8

554 km
97 km (60 mi) to the NE Japan Sea, North Korea, 135 km east of Chongjin, Hambuk Info
Friday, March 5, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 5, 2021 04:53 pm (Shanghai)
Mar 5, 2021 08:53 GMT
3.1

25 km
19 km (12 mi) to the N 吉林白山市抚松县, China 1 reportInfo
Thursday, November 19, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 19, 2020 11:17 pm (Pyongyang)
Nov 19, 2020 14:17 GMT
3.1

10 km
6.2 km north of Ongjin, North Korea Info
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 14, 2020 06:45 pm (Vladivostok)
Jul 14, 2020 08:45 GMT
4.2

562 km
63 km (39 mi) to the NE 87 km south of Vladivostok, Primorskiy kray, Russia, North Korea Info
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 7, 2020 02:08 pm (GMT +9)
Jul 7, 2020 05:08 GMT
3.3

10 km
57 km (35 mi) to the S South Korea (North Korea) Info
Monday, May 11, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
May 11, 2020 07:45 pm (Pyongyang)
May 11, 2020 10:45 GMT
4.0

10 km
129 km north of Seoul, South Korea, North Korea 10 reportsInfo
Saturday, September 21, 2019 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 21, 2019 03:11 pm (Pyongyang)
Sep 21, 2019 06:11 GMT
3.5

10 km
North Korea Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.6 x 1012 joules (718 megawatt hours, equivalent to 618 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2.9 quakes on average per year in North Korea:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.35 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.9 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1.12 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 2.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 2.9 quakes per year
North Korea has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. However, North Korea has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

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