In 2021, there were 54 earthquakes recorded in South Korea, up from 46 in the previous year. At the same time, 16 earthquakes occurred in North Korea. Unlike neighboring Japan, the Korean peninsula experiences almost no truly serious earthquakes, and most of the earthquakes recorded in 2021 were of a magnitude in the range of two to three ML (local magnitude scale).
Number of earthquakes in South Korea from 2000 to 2021
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KOSIS. (April 19, 2022). Number of earthquakes in South Korea from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622341/south-korea-number-of-earthquakes/
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