4.1 Magnitude Earthquake, 'Largest This Year' in Goesan, Chungbuk...KMA Warns of Aftershocks (Update 2)

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] At 8:27:49 AM on the 29th, the Korea Meteorological Administration announced that an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 occurred 12 km northeast of Goesan-gun, Chungbuk.

The epicenter is located at 36.88 degrees north latitude and 127.89 degrees east longitude.

The KMA explained, "This information was automatically estimated using only the fast-moving seismic P-waves," and added, "Manually analyzed information will be additionally announced as earthquake information."

The instrumental intensity was measured up to 5 in Chungbuk.

Instrumental intensity is the degree of shaking calculated from seismometer observations; a level 5 means 'almost everyone feels the vibration, dishes and windows may break, and unstable objects may fall.'

On that day, the KMA sent two emergency disaster messages to inform the public about the earthquake.

The KMA requested residents in the earthquake-affected area to protect themselves from falling objects. They urged people to evacuate outdoors after the shaking stops and to be cautious of aftershocks.

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