“Earthquake in Gangwon-do: Magnitude 4.5 Tremor Strikes Northeast of Donghae-si”

The epicenter of the earthquake was 37.91 degrees north latitude and 129.57 degrees east longitude, and the depth was 32 km.

The Gangwon-do Fire Department said that there were 18 reports of ‘houses shaking’ in the East Sea, Samcheok, and Gangneung due to the earthquake, and so far there have been no reports of damage.

The Korea Meteorological Administration asked for safety, saying that an earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 3 in Gangwon and Gyeongbuk and a maximum magnitude of 2 in Chungbuk could be felt.

The instrument seismic intensity of 3 is such that people indoors or especially on the upper floors of buildings noticeably feel the shaking, and a stopped car shakes slightly.

A total of 52 earthquakes have occurred in the area where this earthquake occurred, including 16 earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.0 or higher over the past three weeks.

This sea area is where the Rift Valley that creates faults such as the Ulleung Fault and the Hupo Fault is located, and earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 in 2019 and magnitude 4.2 in 1996 occurred.

Hong Tae-kyung, a professor of earth system science at Yonsei University, said, “Earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or higher are considered possible in the East Sea region of Korea. it will,” he said.