"Bed Shook and Woke Me Up"... Netizens Also Startled by Buan Earthquake

"The bed shook" and other earthquake experiences shared
Shaking road CCTV footage also shared

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in Buan, Jeonbuk, prompting netizens to share their experiences. CCTV footage capturing roads shaking due to the earthquake was also shared.

The Korea Meteorological Administration announced that at around 8:26 a.m. on the 12th, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 4 km south-southwest of Buan-gun, Jeonbuk. The epicenter is estimated at 35.70 degrees north latitude, 126.72 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 8 km.

On social networking services (SNS) and online communities, numerous netizens shared their experiences of feeling the earthquake. Posts included comments such as "It felt like shaking," "My bed suddenly shook and woke me up," and "I heard a 'thud' sound from the building."

Earthquake-shaking road closed-circuit (CC) TV footage [Image source=Online community capture]

Earthquakes of intensity 4 or higher are strong enough for people indoors to feel the ground shaking or for stationary cars to shake. CCTV footage showing actual shaking caused by the earthquake was shared online. Netizens who viewed the footage responded with comments like "It shakes much more severely than I thought," "Korea might not be a safe zone from earthquakes after all," and "It looks like it shakes more on CCTV than in reality."

Meanwhile, due to the earthquake's impact, intensities of 3 to 4 were recorded in Gwangju and Jeonnam. Additionally, Jeonnam Daya and Jangseong, which border Jeonbuk near the epicenter, recorded intensity 4.

Most areas in Jeonnam, including Yeonggwang with its nuclear power plant, Gwangsan in Gwangju, Gwangyang, Yeongam, Gurye, Suncheon, Jangheung, Hampyeong, Gangjin, and Boseong, recorded intensity 3. Accordingly, Gwangju and other cities have issued Emergency Response Level 1 to prepare for any situation.

The Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Fire Headquarters reported receiving 77 reports of shaking felt by residents that morning. There was also one damage report of a cracked warehouse wall in Sangipseok-ri, Boan-myeon, Buan-gun.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety activated Emergency Level 1 of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and issued an earthquake crisis alert at the "Warning" level. Earthquake alerts are issued in the order of Interest - Caution - Warning - Serious.

This earthquake is the strongest to have occurred so far this year in the Korean Peninsula and surrounding waters. A domestic earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or higher last occurred over a year ago, on May 15 of last year, near Donghae-si, Gangwon. Regarding earthquakes occurring on land, this is the strongest in over six years since the February 2018 earthquake in Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.