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The season's strongest cold wave peaked Friday morning, bringing morning lows to below minus-20 degrees C in some Gangwon Province areas, causing traffic and daily life disruptions nationwide.
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern city of Gyeongju early Thursday, the state weather agency said, but no damage has been reported. The quake struck the city, 277 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at around 4:55 a.m. at an estimated depth of 12 km, and five aftershocks followed until 5:50 a.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. It was the second-strongest quake to occur on the Korean ...
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit the southeastern city of Gyeongju at 4:55 a.m. on Thursday, the state weather agency said, prompting mobile phones across Korea to blare en masse from the emergency text alert. No damage has been reported as of Thursday afternoon. The second-strongest quake to hit Korea this year struck the historical city of Gyeongju, located 277 kilometers southeast of Seoul in the wee hours of the mo...
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern city of Gyeongju early Thursday, the state weather agency said, but no damage has been reported. ...
The U.S. military is ordering troops and other personnel to stay away from a popular nightlife district in the capital where 159 people died in a crowd stampede last Halloween season.