Strongest earthquakes South Korea 1978-2023, by magnitude

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H. Yoo,
May 26, 2025

In September 2016, a *** magnitude earthquake struck the city of Gyeongju in the province of Gyeongbuk, the strongest ever recorded in South Korea. That same year, another earthquake occurred in Gyeongju with a magnitude of *** and one in Ulsan with a 5.0 magnitude. 

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Strongest earthquakes in South Korea from 1978 to 2023, by magnitude

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January 2025

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South Korea

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2023

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