SEOUL (Reuters) - Seismic activity has been detected in North Korea with an earthquake measuring 4.9 magnitude registered by the U.S. Geological Survey, in a move that South Korea said indicated that Pyongyang had carried out a third nuclear test.
The quake occurred at 11:57 a.m Korean time (2:57 a.m. British time) and South Korea's presidential office said that it was "likely" a nuclear test, according to the South's Yonhap news agency
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