The Korean Herald / ANN – South Korea heightened its earthquake alert level by one notch from “blue” to “yellow” as a 4.5 magnitude quake was detected east coast Monday morning, affecting cities on the nation’s eastern coast.
The alert level is raised when at least three quakes are detected in a specific area within a short range of time, and calls for a cooperation between several government bodies on the issue, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s office said in a statement.
Han urged the Interior Ministry to inspect the nation’s resilience against earthquakes. He also called on the industry, science and land ministers to monitor the operation of critical infrastructure for power supply, telecommunication and traffic.
