Earthquake in North Korea due to Nuclear Testing?

North Korea Sept 23: U.S. Geological Survey has said that "A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected in northern North Korea on Saturday afternoon, near the nation's known nuclear test site".

USGS has said that "We cannot conclusively confirm at this time the nature (natural or human-made) of the event." Earthquake-monitoring agency in China has said that "it suspected that the North Korean quake, which occurred at 3:59 p.m. local time, was caused by an explosion, though the magnitude was significantly lower than a previous nuclear test earlier this month."



Many experts have said that the earthquake detected may be because the Country has tested another nuclear weapon because a similar earthquake was detected when it has tested Hydrogen Bomb recently.

However, no official Confirmation was released from the North Korea regarding the earthquake and this has led to many speculations.