Media reports are beginning to stream in of an earthquake in North Korea near a known nuclear test site. At this point we’re not sure if earthquake should be inside scare-quotes or not, but South Korea reportedly claims the earthquake was man-made, and nations around the site of the event are coming to a similar conclusion.
Nuclear explosion to start the day https://t.co/74Z5xoIkyR
— David Lalmalsawma (@davidlms25) January 6, 2016
RT @BarackObama North Korea set off a nuke?? HERE COME THE WATERWORKS. pic.twitter.com/EAcR7zDyfR
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) January 6, 2016
But seriously, folks.
Earthquake strikes North Korea near nuclear test site, South Korea says it appears to be man-made https://t.co/vF4pOxlo9p
— WSJ Breaking News (@WSJbreakingnews) January 6, 2016
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean weather agency sees signs of "artificial quake" near North Korean nuke test site
— Josh Lederman (@joshledermanAP) January 6, 2016
So, hey, maybe we got really really really lucky and a real quake hit their nuke site. Guys? Guys? taptaptap https://t.co/P2KiyeuNnM
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) January 6, 2016
LOCATION OF EARTHQUAKE DETECTED IN NORTH KOREA WITHIN 30 KM OF KNOWN NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST SITE, BASED ON USGS COORDINATES
— James Pearson (@pearswick) January 6, 2016
North Korea appears to have tested sub-launched missile: South Korean media https://t.co/UhTurOWCSN
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 6, 2016
“@YonhapNews: (URGENT) Intelligence agency analyzing possibility of nuclear test by N. Korea https://t.co/7mbA3a8tLE”
— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) January 6, 2016
Yonhap: China research center says N.Korea earthquake caused by an explosion. #DPRK
— Vincent Lee (@Rover829) January 6, 2016
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake in #DPRK recorded by @USGS close to Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. Similar 2013 quake result of nuclear explosion.
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) January 6, 2016
@Crimson_Rei The Chinese data is right place and right depth. Looks like a test. @20committee @ISNJH pic.twitter.com/NcVyC2IbFm
— Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) January 6, 2016
Yep, most earthquakes occur at ZERO POINT ZERO kilometers deep. https://t.co/pZrruwkVDQ
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) January 6, 2016
Officials in #Japan now also acknowledging “possibility” #DPRK has just conducted a #nuclear test.
— Steven L Herman (@W7VOA) January 6, 2016
#Japan defense minister Nakatani tells reporters national security officials in Tokyo discussing the apparent #DPRK #nuclear test.
— Steven L Herman (@W7VOA) January 6, 2016
#Japan chief gov’t spokesman says seismic event in #DPRK was “not an earthquake.”
— Steven L Herman (@W7VOA) January 6, 2016
South Korea to convene national security meeting at 12 noon, Yonhap reports #NKorea
— Clement Tan 陈永强 (@clemtan) January 6, 2016
BREAKING: North Korea plans "important announcement" hours after "artificial quake" detected near nuke test site.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 6, 2016
Folks. The North Korea story, if true, is a big f'ing deal.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 6, 2016
North Korea is claiming to have detonated a hydrogen bomb.
#BREAKING: #DPRK says it successfully carried out 1st #hydrogen bomb test pic.twitter.com/ZQhKlNn8mx
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 6, 2016
DPRK's "successful" H-bomb test should have been orders of magnitude stronger than earlier A-bomb tests. But it wasn't. Skepticism in order.
— Chico Harlan (@chicoharlan) January 6, 2016
Hurray for nuclear deals! pic.twitter.com/kVyE7GjhTW
— Elliott Schwartz (@elliosch) January 6, 2016
I'll fondly remember the Obama Years for all of the world peace. #ISIS #NorthKorea #Syria #BokoHaram #Russia #Ukraine
(h/t @exjon)
— GayPatriot™ (@GayPatriot) January 6, 2016
@GayPatriot @exjon Nobel Prize For Peace if I remember correctly.
— Caleb Box (@calebbox) January 6, 2016
If only the dealers selling the DPRK fissile materials had undergone proper background checks …
— John Schindler (@20committee) January 6, 2016
@20committee last year of O's presidency will be an absolute free-for-all geopolitically. 1979 redux.
— Fred Garvin (@FredGarvin007) January 6, 2016
Twitchy will update this developing story as details emerge.
