Damage to Naesosa and Gaeamsa Temples Due to Earthquake in Buan-gun
Six Cases Confirmed "Necessary Measures to Be Taken Timely"
Six national heritage sites were tentatively counted as damaged due to the earthquake in Buan-gun, Jeonbuk.
On the afternoon of the 12th, the Cultural Heritage Administration conducted an emergency inspection and confirmed displacement (positional change) of the Daeungjeon Hall at Naesosa Temple in Buan, cracks in the wall of the Daeungjeon Hall at Gaeamsa Temple in Buan, and detachment of roof tiles from the wall of the Guam-ri Dolmen Cluster in Buan, the Administration reported on the 13th. They also identified detachment of the antu (earth plaster between rafters) above the entrance door to the Seolsundang and the kitchen of the monks' quarters, as well as cracks and tile damage on the wall of the Jongmuso area of the Daeungjeon Hall at Gaeamsa Temple.
The earthquake occurred at 8:26 a.m. on the 12th. The Cultural Heritage Administration immediately disseminated the situation and established a Disaster Safety Situation Room following the Level 1 alert from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage’s Safety and Disaster Prevention Research Division, the National Naju Cultural Heritage Research Institute, the National Buyeo Cultural Heritage Research Institute, the National Wanju Cultural Heritage Research Institute, the Jeonbuk Western Cultural Heritage Care Center, and security personnel focused on inspecting the damage to national heritage sites.
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Visiting the damaged sites around Naesosa and Gaeamsa Temples, Choi Eung-cheon, head of the Cultural Heritage Administration, stated, "We plan to continuously monitor the specific damage caused by the earthquake," adding, "Based on the investigation results, we will promptly implement necessary measures such as deploying repair personnel for minor restoration and providing emergency repair funds to ensure swift recovery."
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