2017 Pohang earthquake

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2017 Pohang earthquake

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UTC time	2017-11-15 05:29:31
ISC event	611461139
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	15 November 2017
Local time	14:29:31 KST[1]
Magnitude	ML(KMA) 5.4[1]
Depth	7 km[1]
Epicenter	36°07′N 129°22′E / 36.12°N 129.36°E / 36.12; 129.36
Type	Reverse-Thrust
Areas affected	Pohang, Ulsan, Daegu
Max. intensity	MMI VII (Very strong)
Peak acceleration	0.58 g
Tsunami	No
Foreshocks	M 2.6 (14:22:32 KST) M 2.2 (14:22:44 KST)
Casualties	82 injured

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Epicenter

EGS

  

Water injection well of an Enhanced geothermal system (EGS) might have triggered the earthquake

The 2017 Pohang earthquake, measuring magnitude 5.4 on the Richter magnitude scale, struck Heunghae, Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on November 15, 2017.^[2] It is tied with the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake as the country's strongest earthquake in modern history, and the most destructive ever recorded with "an estimated 300 billion won (US$290 million) in damage."^[3]