A magnitude 5.9 earthquake off North Korea today jolted watchers of the country's weapons development but experts say it was not caused by a nuclear test. Analysts say North Korea needs to conduct another atomic test explosion to perfect a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the continental US. First off, the quake was centered far offshore and very deep while North Korea's past nuclear tests were conducted on land. South Korea's Defence Ministry said there was no indication that North Korea had carried out a nuclear test. Two quakes measuring 5.1 and 5.8 jolted southeastern South Korea on Sept. 12, causing no casualties.

Source: dna July 13, 2017 07:30 UTC