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Re: "earthquakes in north korea"

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Post by phevia »

mapleoin wrote: post #13
jonsherrard wrote: post #10

If you put the coordinates into Google maps you get this address: http://goo.gl/maps/TNfuD

So it looks like they're bombing their own nuclear facility.

Tests are typically conducted in vertical shafts, according to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBTO). Holes are cut 1 to 3 meters wide and up to a kilometer deep. The atomic devices are assembled on site and placed in the hole, usually accompanied by lead-protected diagnostic canister that contains sensors to record the explosion. The tunnel is then filled with layers of pea gravel, sand and other materials to prevent radioactive material from being released into the atmosphere.

During a test, the explosion energy is released in less than a millionth of a second, according to CTBTO. The temperature will reach about a million degrees within a few microseconds, and shockwaves from the blast, depending on the size, can be detected by seismographs around the planet.

(From time.com)

Re: "earthquakes in north korea"

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Post by crusso »

neya wrote: post #16

As you keep zooming out[1] of the location of this nuke, till you see atleast a whole portion of the earth, you will realize that the existence of this nuke (or the concept of where/how it will be used) is unnecessary. [1] http://goo.gl/maps/TNfuD (Thanks to HN user jonsherrard for the link)

The nuke in question was already used. What's your point?

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Post by dylangs1030 »

I read the comments, but could someone more expert in seismic activity break this down for me?

How does this demonstrate Wolfram Alpha knew about the nuke itself (or could ascertain there might have been a nuke)?

It looks like it just indexed seismic activity. Is it because the measurements are peculiar?

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Post by gus_massa »

filvdg wrote: post #7

I checked "earthquakes in the Netherlands" : nothing there Google news has the one of 8 feb https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&#3...

That earthquake was smaller, from: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-09/gas-rich-groningen-...

> A quake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale struck the area ...

To see it in Wolfram Alpha you need to add more parameters: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=earthquakes+in+Netherla...

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Post by benologist »

neya wrote: post #16

As you keep zooming out[1] of the location of this nuke, till you see atleast a whole portion of the earth, you will realize that the existence of this nuke (or the concept of where/how it will be used) is unnecessary. [1] http://goo.gl/maps/TNfuD (Thanks to HN user jonsherrard for the link)

I like how they hid it on Nuclear Test Road.

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Post by danielweber »

dutchbrit wrote: post #9
Yoni1 wrote: post #5

How would one know this is a nuke? Earthquakes happen.

Nukes have completely different fingerprints than earthquakes. An example: http://quakesos.sosearthquakesvz.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/u...

My old geology teacher said that the test-ban-treaty was a huge boon to geologists, since there was now a bottomless pit of money to be used to build seismographs anywhere you wanted to build them.

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Post by bluetidepro »

http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/11/how-the-nuke-from-n-koreas-...

> "After measuring a 4.9 magnitude seismic event tonight, South Korea’s defence ministry confirmed that it was caused by an underground nuclear test. North Korea’s nuclear capability is estimated to be about 2 kilotons."

I'm not sure if this source is confirmed or not, but very interesting...

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