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| North Korea nuclear test: what we know so far | North Korea nuclear test: what we know so far |
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| An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 was recorded inside North Korea, hours after the regime boasted it had built a new, more advanced nuclear warhead. | An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 was recorded inside North Korea, hours after the regime boasted it had built a new, more advanced nuclear warhead. |
| South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says it detected a seismic wave from 12.34 to 12.36pm around Punggyeri, North Korea. | South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says it detected a seismic wave from 12.34 to 12.36pm around Punggyeri, North Korea. |
| South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quotes military officials as saying they believe North Korea has conducted its sixth nuclear test. | South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quotes military officials as saying they believe North Korea has conducted its sixth nuclear test. |
| China’s Earthquake Administration said it detected a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in North Korea that was a “suspected explosion”. | China’s Earthquake Administration said it detected a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in North Korea that was a “suspected explosion”. |
| The same body said it detected another quake in North Korea of magnitude 4.6, which it termed as a “collapse”. | The same body said it detected another quake in North Korea of magnitude 4.6, which it termed as a “collapse”. |
| A statement from the administration’s said the second quake, measured at a depth of zero kilometres, came eight minutes after the first quake, which it said was a “suspected explosion”. | A statement from the administration’s said the second quake, measured at a depth of zero kilometres, came eight minutes after the first quake, which it said was a “suspected explosion”. |
| Witnesses in the Chinese city of Yanji, on the border with North Korea, said they felt a tremor that lasted roughly 10 seconds, followed by an aftershock. | Witnesses in the Chinese city of Yanji, on the border with North Korea, said they felt a tremor that lasted roughly 10 seconds, followed by an aftershock. |
| Japan’s prime minister, Shinzō Abe, says “If North Korea has indeed gone ahead with a nuclear test, it is completely unacceptable and we must lodge a strong protest.” | Japan’s prime minister, Shinzō Abe, says “If North Korea has indeed gone ahead with a nuclear test, it is completely unacceptable and we must lodge a strong protest.” |
| The Japanese government shortly after determines that North Korea has conducted its sixth nuclear test, the country’s foreign minister, Taro Kono said. | The Japanese government shortly after determines that North Korea has conducted its sixth nuclear test, the country’s foreign minister, Taro Kono said. |
| The North Korean regime is set to make a “special and important” announcement at 3pm Pyongyang time. | The North Korean regime is set to make a “special and important” announcement at 3pm Pyongyang time. |
| South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said in a tweet: “North Korean artificial quake 9.8 times more powerful than fifth nuclear test.” | South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said in a tweet: “North Korean artificial quake 9.8 times more powerful than fifth nuclear test.” |
| Yonhap adds: “North Korea’s apparent sixth nuclear test was estimated to have a yield of up to 100 kilotons.” | Yonhap adds: “North Korea’s apparent sixth nuclear test was estimated to have a yield of up to 100 kilotons.” |
| In it “special and important” TV announcement, North Korea claims to have conducted a hydrogen bomb test. | |
| It now seems that a second tremor reported, initially thought to be another nuclear test, was a structural collapse in the aftermath of the first explosion. Possibly a tunnel collapse, reports say. | It now seems that a second tremor reported, initially thought to be another nuclear test, was a structural collapse in the aftermath of the first explosion. Possibly a tunnel collapse, reports say. |