Jinju City Strengthens Earthquake Response Measures ... Fully Committed to Citizen Safety

Raising Awareness Including Promotion of Earthquake Evacuation Guidelines

Jinju City in Gyeongnam is making every effort to strengthen earthquake prevention measures for public and private facilities and create a safe city in preparation for future earthquakes, following a recent earthquake in the Sagok-ri area of Sugok-myeon.

Additionally, the city is continuously promoting earthquake evacuation guidelines so that citizens can evacuate quickly and safely.

Photo of the earthquake evacuation drill site in Jinju-si, Gyeongnam.

The earthquake that occurred on the 3rd was the largest earthquake to occur within Jinju City since the magnitude 2.9 earthquake that struck 12 km northwest of Jinju on March 28, 2016.

According to confirmations from local eup, myeon, and dong offices, fire stations, and related agencies, as of the 6th, no damage to buildings or casualties have been reported. However, interest in seismic reinforcement measures for Jinju’s buildings has increased due to the earthquake occurring in the city after seven years.

As of March 2023, the city has secured 100% seismic performance for public offices, and among 205 public facilities subject to seismic reinforcement (including buildings, water and sewage facilities, road facilities, and sports facilities), 112 sites have completed seismic reinforcement, achieving a seismic reinforcement rate of 54.6%.

This is a 13.8 percentage point increase compared to the 40.8% seismic reinforcement rate in 2018. The city plans to invest 1.4 billion KRW within the year to carry out seismic reinforcement on six public facilities subject to reinforcement.

To verify the earthquake safety of private buildings and encourage seismic reinforcement, Jinju City has supported seismic safety facility certification projects since 2020, providing 140 million KRW for seismic performance evaluation costs and certification fees for five private buildings by 2022, completing seismic performance assurance.

Mayor Jo Gyu-il stated, “We have currently secured 100% seismic performance for the city hall and eup, myeon, and dong offices. For public facilities requiring seismic reinforcement, we will thoroughly secure the budget and faithfully implement the earthquake disaster prevention plan to make Jinju a safe city.”

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