South Korea Hit By Another 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake

It seems the tremors in the southern portion of South Korea is really getting people rattled:

After a 4.5-magnitude aftershock hit the North Gyeongsang city of Gyeongju on Monday night in the same place as two large earthquakes only a week ago, residents are fleeing the region and making preparations for emergency flights.

“I cannot stay here anymore,” said Kim Ok-sun, a 67-year-old resident of Gyeongju. “I am going to my son’s house in Jecheon, North Chungcheong, where I will be far from all these tremors.”

Kim’s house is close to the epicenter of the 4.5-magnitude aftershock that came at 8:33 p.m. on Monday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration, and only a few kilometers from the epicenter of the 5.8-magnitude earthquake of Sept. 12, the largest Korea has seen since 1978. There were no deaths, though 48 people were injured.

Since then, residents in Gyeongju have felt some 400 aftershocks. After the Monday aftershock, around 25 people additionally reported injuries, mostly from falling down as they fled their homes.  [Joong Ang Ilbo]

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