The Korea Meteorological Administration says a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurs at 8:58:05 a.m. on the 5th, 31 km southwest by west of Pyongsan, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. /Courtesy of Korea Meteorological Administration

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.1 struck near Pyeongsan in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on the morning of the 5th.

The Korea Meteorological Administration said a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred at 8:58:05 a.m. on the 5th, 31 kilometers west-southwest of Pyeongsan, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.

The epicenter was at 38.26 degrees north latitude and 126.05 degrees east longitude, and the depth was 14 kilometers. The instrumental intensity was analyzed as a maximum of I. Instrumental intensity I is a level that most people cannot feel but is recorded by seismographs.

The Korea Meteorological Administration said the quake is analyzed as a "natural earthquake."

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