{
  "id": 8138659,
  "title": "Study: N. Korea's 6 Nuclear Tests Energized Fault Zones, Increasing Prevalence of Earthquakes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/study-n-koreas-6-nuclear-tests-energized-fault-zones-increasing",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:50:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204330"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Science] : A joint study by researchers in South Korea and China has shown that North Korea's six rounds of nuclear tests had energized inactive fault zones, increasing the prevalence of earthquakes in the region. A team under Professor Kim Gwang-hui at the Department of Geological Sciences of Pusan National ... [more...]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}