Government Activates Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Level 1 for 4.1 Earthquake in Goesan, Chungbuk

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that at around 8:27 a.m. on the 29th, two earthquakes measuring 3.5 and 4.1 in magnitude occurred consecutively in the area 11 km northeast of Goesan-gun, Chungbuk (Jogok-ri, Jangyeon-myeon). In response, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) activated Level 1 to promptly assess the damage and take emergency measures if necessary.

The Ministry activated CDSCH Level 1 at 8:30 a.m., immediately after the earthquakes, and since 9:30 a.m., a situation assessment meeting has been held under the chairmanship of Kim Seong-ho, Director of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters.

This is the first earthquake with a magnitude exceeding 4.0 this year and the first in over 10 months since a 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred on December 14 last year in the southwestern sea area of Seogwipo-si, Jeju.

Including this event, there have been one earthquake of magnitude between 4.0 and 5.0, five earthquakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 55 earthquakes between 2.0 and 3.0 on the Korean Peninsula this year.

The National Fire Agency reported that 65 earthquake-related reports were received from Chungbuk and several other regions on the day, but no dispatches or damage have been confirmed so far.

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