People watch a TV news program reporting North Korea’s earthquake, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. South Korea’s weather agency said an earthquake was detected in North Korea on Saturday around where the country recently conducted a nuclear test, but it assessed the quake as natural. The signs read “ The weather agency said a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was detected in North Korea.” (Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press)SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s weather agency said a magnitude 3.2 earthquake was detected in North Korea on Saturday close to where the country recently conducted a nuclear test, but it assessed the quake as natural. “It could be a natural earthquake that really was man-made as the nuclear test would have transferred a lot of stress,” he said. North Korea said its recent nuclear test was a detonation of a thermonuclear weapon built for its developmental intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2017 09:55 UTC