4.1 Magnitude Earthquake, 'Largest This Year,' Hits Goesan, Chungbuk... 65 Related Reports Nationwide (Comprehensive)

KMA "Evacuate Outdoors After Shaking Stops, Beware of Aftershocks"
44 Earthquake Reports in Chungbuk, 10 in Gyeonggi, Total 65 Cases

[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 Korea Meteorological Administration explained, "This information was automatically estimated using only the fast-moving seismic waves (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 this day, the Korea Meteorological Administration sent out 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.

According to the KMA, this earthquake is the largest in magnitude among those that have occurred on the Korean Peninsula this year.

Meanwhile, the Fire Agency reported that 65 earthquake detection reports were received after the earthquake occurred.

Chungbuk had the highest number with 44 reports, followed by Gyeonggi with 10, Gyeongbuk with 7, Gangwon with 3, and Gyeongnam with 1. The Fire Agency explained that there have been no dispatches or damage reports so far.

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