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North Korea's nuclear testing may have triggered hundreds of earthquakes over several years

North Korea's nuclear testing may have triggered hundreds of earthquakes over several yearsWorldPing

Between 2006 and 2017, North Korea conducted six underground nuclear tests at its vast testing site at Mount Mantap in North Hamgyong province. Typically, underground explosions trigger an intense burst of minor earthquakes that die down once testing stops.

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