Posted on 05/24/2009 7:19:11 PM PDT by Strategerist
Edited on 05/24/2009 8:56:48 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
UPDATE:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jntKjLG2Y9N0a8MuIY8O__cOnWbQ
“NKorea confirms ‘powerful’ nuclear test”
1 hour ago
SNIPPET: “SEOUL (AFP) — North Korea said it staged a “successful” underground nuclear weapons test which was more powerful than its previous test of an atomic bomb almost three years ago.
The North “successfully conducted one more underground nuclear test on May 25 as part of the measures to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defence in every way as requested by its scientists and technicians,” the Korean Central News Agency said.
“The current nuclear test was safely conducted on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control,” it said.
The results resolved “scientific and technological problems arising in further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology.””
Earthquake Details Magnitude 4.7 Date-Time Monday, May 25, 2009 at 00:54:44 UTC Monday, May 25, 2009 at 09:54:44 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 41.285°N, 129.004°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region NORTH KOREA Distances 70 km (45 miles) NNW of Kimchaek, North Korea 100 km (60 miles) SW of Chongjin, North Korea 185 km (115 miles) SSW of Yanji, Jilin, China 375 km (230 miles) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST= 51, Nph= 51, Dmin=469.6 km, Rmss=0.71 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009hbaf
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
I have the USGS location for this earthquake as being about 6-7 miles from the 2006 Korean Test, based on Google Earth.
EMSC has a slightly different location and an M 4.9.
The listed depth may not mean much because it's routinely guestimated for small, distant quakes.
I haven't been able to locate any nearby live seismograms that show it as anything more than a couple squiggles, thus can't see if it has the characteristic early big pulse of an explosion.
Anyway, a bit suspicious considering that part of North Korea is not particularly seimically active, it's very near the previous test location, and a 4.7-4.9 magnitude would be representative of a somewhat more successful test than in 2006.
Great Leader Kim Jong II must’ve told everybody to jump at the same time.
Or they just used more explosive this time and still got a fizzle...
Thank you for posting this Strategerist.
ping
rumble rumble RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE rumble rumble
Underground nuclear tests are more like:
.......RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE rumble rumble
Experts can tell them apart.
BTTT
M 4.7 is in the general range of the Hiroshima bomb.
ping
I’m well aware of that - I haven’t been able to locate a sufficiently detailed webicorder near the event.
Thank you for the bump Jet Jaguar.
Or even fonts.
ould his possibly be an underground nuke test?
Thanks Cindy!
I think tomorrow is a New Moon as well....
I wonder if the underground nuke facilities have been affected. Maybe the equipment was damaged, which should hinder their uranium enrichment for the time being.
Additional Link:
Quote:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/catalogs/cap/us2009hbaf
CAP Alert
EQ 4.7 Kimchaek, North Korea - PRELIMINARY REPORT
Summary
Identifier: USGS-earthquakes-us2009hbaf.7.20090525T012921.676Z
Sender: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/contacts.htm#us
Sent: 2009-05-25T01:29:21+00:00
Status: Actual
Message Type: Alert
Scope: Public
Additional Details:
Category: Geo
Event: Earthquake
Urgency: Past
Severity: Unknown
Certainty: Likely
Sender Name: U.S. Geological Survey
Headline: EQ 4.7 Kimchaek, North Korea - PRELIMINARY REPORT
Description: An earthquake with magnitude 4.7 occurred near Kimchaek, North Korea at 00:54:44.96 UTC on May 25, 2009. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Web: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009hbaf.php
Contact: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/contacts.htm#us
Parameter: EventTime=2009-05-25T00:54:44+00:00
Parameter: EventIDKey=us2009hbaf
Parameter: Version=7
Parameter: Magnitude=4.7
Parameter: Depth=10.0 km (6.2 miles)
Parameter: HorizontalError=6.5 km
Parameter: NumStations=51
Parameter: NumPhases=51
Parameter: MinDistance=469.6 km
Parameter: RMSTimeError=0.71 seconds
Parameter: AzimuthalGap=71 degrees
Description: 43 miles (69 km) NNW of Kimchaek, North Korea; 60 miles (97 km) SW of Chongjin, North Korea; 113 miles (181 km) SSW of Yanji, Jilin, China; 232 miles (374 km) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea
Circle: 41.285,129.004 0.0
We have a lot of military in South Korea. Anything?
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