North Korea nuclear tests reactivated faults, triggered earthquakes: study

Nearly eight years after Pyongyang’s last known underground explosion, seismic activity around Mount Mantap was still increasing.

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In a peer-reviewed study published in journal Science last week, researchers examining 17 years of seismic data around Mount Mantap found that North Korea’s underground nuclear tests reactivated faults surrounding the Punggye-ri site.

Three weeks after detonation

The seismic record mapped 1,399 local earthquakes, many of w…