4.0 magnitude quake hits southeastern city of Gyeongju
Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min (R) presides over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at the government complex in Seoul on Nov. 30, 2023, about measures to deal with a 4.0 magnitude earthquake the same day that struck the city of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea. The quake, the second-strongest quake to occur on the Korean Peninsula or waters around it so far this year, struck the city, 277 km southeast of Seoul, at around 4:55 a.m. at an estimated depth of 12 km, according to the administration. (Yonhap)
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