Volcanic Activity in South Korea

Volcanic Activity in South Korea 

Earthquakes and Seismicity in South Korea

 

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Since South Korea is located in the Eurasian Plate, according to geologist Arup Pty, "the seismicity is affected by the complex interaction of the collision of the Indo-Australian and the Eurasian plates and the subduction of the Philippine Sea plates beneath the Eurasian plate along the Japan and the Ryukyu trenches respectively."

South Korea has experienced many earthquakes. The most recent occurred 7 months ago with a magnitude of 3.5. There average magnitudes are in the 3.5-5 range. Four years ago in the Gyeongsangbuk-do area is where four earthquakes occurred. 

Since Japan has high seismicity levels and is only so far away from South Korea, it puts the country at risk. "Off the southeast Korean Peninsula the crust transitions from rifted continental to oceanic crust," says Arup Pty.

Sources:

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jgssp/2/20/2_HKG-20/_pdf

“Recent Earthquakes Near South Korea.” Today's Earthquakes in South Korea, 2020, earthquaketrack.com/p/south-korea/recent.