TITLE:
Earthquakes in Cretaceous Granites Associated with North Korean Nuclear Tests
AUTHORS:
Tai-Jin Kim
KEYWORDS:
Earthquake, North Korean, Underground Nuclear Test, Cretaceous, Granite
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Earthquake Research,
Vol.7 No.3,
August
7,
2018
ABSTRACT: The goal of this study was to examine the danger of six North Korean underground
nuclear tests to the regional safety associated with deadly earthquakes
and volcanoes. Geological instabilities at Cretaceous granites were triggered
by North Korean nuclear tests to induce the enhanced seismic impacts on
earthquakes in China, Russia, Japan, Taiwan (China), South Korea, USA, Ecuador,
Vanuatu, Indonesia, and Mexico after lag times between the nuclear
test site and individual epicenters. It is urgent to prohibit North Korean nuclear
tests for the regional stability of surrounding countries with Cretaceous
granites.