In 2022, there were 57 earthquakes recorded in South Korea, up from 54 in the previous year. In the same year, 20 earthquakes occurred in North Korea. Unlike neighboring Japan, the Korean peninsula experiences almost no truly serious earthquakes, and most of the earthquakes recorded that year were of a magnitude in the range of two to three ML (local magnitude scale).
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KOSIS. (March 6, 2023). Number of earthquakes in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622341/south-korea-number-of-earthquakes/
KOSIS. "Number of earthquakes in South Korea from 2000 to 2022." Chart. March 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622341/south-korea-number-of-earthquakes/
KOSIS. (2023). Number of earthquakes in South Korea from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622341/south-korea-number-of-earthquakes/
KOSIS. "Number of Earthquakes in South Korea from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622341/south-korea-number-of-earthquakes/
KOSIS, Number of earthquakes in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622341/south-korea-number-of-earthquakes/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of earthquakes in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], KOSIS, March 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/622341/south-korea-number-of-earthquakes/