A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern city of Pohang at 1429 on Wednesday damaging building, breaking windows and sending people running from homes.
Another earthquake with the magnitude of 3.6 has occurred 8km north of Pohang city at 0903 today.
Tremors were felt as far as Seoul hundreds of kilometers away on Wednesday.
It was reported that over 50 people were hurt. Some 30 buildings in the city were damaged and over 1,500 people evacuated their homes.
As of 2245 Wednesday, 31 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 2.4 to 4.3 followed. According to the weather agency, it marked the second-strongest quake since the country started to monitor the records in 1978, Korea's biggest magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit Gyeongju, near Pohang last year.
Source: Arirang News
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