▲ This image, captured from the website of the Korea Meteorological Administration, shows North Korea's Jagang Province (red mark). (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

N Korea-earthquake

3.9 magnitude earthquake hits northwestern N. Korea: KMA

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- A 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck North Korea's northwestern province bordering China on Thursday, which is believed to be a natural one, the South Korean weather agency said.

The quake struck an area 7 kilometers northeast-east of Ryongrim in Jagang Province, at 7:41 p.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

The epicenter was at a latitude of 40.54 degrees north and a longitude of 126.75 degrees east, the KMA said.

The quake is believed to have occurred naturally, it added.

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