A nuclear explosion can wake dormant faults under the right geological conditions

[william]

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:

• North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site is located at Mt. Mantap, in the reclusive nation’s rugged northeastern wilderness.
• Even though it sits on stable intraplate crust, the area has experienced increased seismicity since 2017, when North Korea conducted its last and largest nuclear bomb test there.
• A new study finds the blast’s stress redistribution reactivated two subparallel NNW-trending faults, confirming humans can wake dormant faults under the right geological conditions.

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[DEFCON Warning System]

That has always been a concern.