North Korea’s nuclear test has little impact on border volcano: experts
2017-09-28 09:58:47 source：Global Times
September 27, 2017
Chinese experts said that the North Korean nuclear tests are incapable of causing the eruption of the Changbai Mountain, a volcano near the China-North Korea border.
"Internal factors determine a volcanic eruption. The Changbai Mountain is in a stable condition, which means external factors cannot induce an eruption," Xu Jiandong, an expert on petrology, volcanology and geology at the China Earthquake Administration, told the Global Times on Wednesday.
"However, the nuclear tests have become stronger. The latest test in early September caused a tremor greater than magnitude 6. If a test causes a magnitude 7 tremor, it could affect the volcano," Xu said, adding that "if a more powerful nuclear test is conducted when the volcano is unstable, it would be dangerous."
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