Abstract
North Korea's 3 September 2017 nuclear test was followed by several small seismic events, with one eight-and-a-half minutes after the test and three on and after 23 September 2017. Seismic analysis reveals that the first event is a near vertical on-site collapse toward the nuclear test center from 440 ± 260 m northwest of the test site, with its seismic source best represented by a single force with a dip angle of 70°–75° and an azimuth of ~150°, and the later events are an earthquake swarm located 8.4 ± 1.7 km north of the test site within a region of 520 m, with a focal depth of at least 2.4 km and a focal mechanism of nearly pure strike slip along the north-south direction with a high dip angle of 50°–90°. The occurrence of the on-site collapse calls for continued monitoring of any leaks of radioactive materials from the test site.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3976-3983 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 16 2018 |
Keywords
- North Korea's 3 September 2017 nuclear test
- collapse
- earthquake swarm
- focal depth and mechanism
- high-precision relative location
- small seismic events
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