By So did anyone feel this earthquake in Seoul yesterday?:
A mild earthquake rattled Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday. It was the first time in six years that an earthquake whose tremors were strong enough to be felt without the aid of sensors occurred in the metropolitan region.
The Korea Meteorological Administration said the epicenter of the 3.0 magnitude earthquake was 8 km north of Siheung, a town in Gyeonggi Province just outside the capital. This was the third time an earthquake was felt in Seoul. The other two occurred in June 19 [Chosun Ilbo]
You can see a map of the earthquake’s epicenter here.
Thank goodness it was just another one of these small quakes Korea gets from time to time. Could you imagine the devastation a large earthquake would do to a major Korean city considering the quality of many buildings?
It is the sad reality. No mistake...
12:00 am on February 10th, 2010 1
I've always said that if Korea gets an earth quake above 6, most building will be damaged, above 7 – all will come down in heap of powder.
12:55 am on February 10th, 2010 2
Felt it in southern Seoul (south of Gangnam). Felt like someone dropped some furniture while moving. When it kept rolling after that, my instincts as a Californian kicked in. "Whoo! Earthquake!"
But yeah, I fear "the big one" hitting Seoul and leaving me stranded, Haiti-like.
7:42 am on February 10th, 2010 3
We all know the Koreans made a pact with Satan (to remove the Japanese) just as the Haitians did (to remove the French) and now it's time for atonement. But being Korean, the Koreans broke their contract so many times, the required atonement was only 3.0.
9:17 am on February 10th, 2010 4
I try not to think about what would happen if a big one hit or if the North invades.
12:45 pm on February 10th, 2010 5
If a devastating earthquake hit Seoul, the Koreans would simply protest their way through it…and then they'd protest against the US for either:
a) not acting quick enough
b) acting TOO quickly
c) causing the earthquake
d) all of the above
1:16 am on February 11th, 2010 6
Well said, Boog3r.
4:25 pm on April 14th, 2010 7
Have anyone noticed that earthquake is a bit frequent these days? . Does climate change have any thing to do with earthquake?
5:43 pm on April 14th, 2010 8
There are no more than normal they are just not noticed when they hit unpopulated areas.
Do they still teach any type of science classes in school? Mr. Science is whimpering in the corner. How sad.
Earthquakes happen all the time, though not always in populated areas, meaning we don't really take note.
The quakes in Haiti (7.0 on the Richter scale) and Chile (8.8) have no bearing on each other since they involve different fault lines.
Educate yourself, please:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives…
5:47 pm on April 14th, 2010 9