'Natural' earthquake hits North Korea

By Park Si-soo

A minor earthquake was detected in North Korea's mountainous region on Friday, the weather agency said.

It happened at 12:20 p.m., 24 kilometers west-northwest of Pyongsan, North Hwanghae Province, at a depth of 10 kilometers. Its magnitude was 2.2 on the Richter scale and natural seismic activity, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.

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"The epicenter was 400 kilometers away from North Korea's main nuclear test site in Punggye-ri," a KMA official said.