Emergency officers have acquired greater than 140 calls from residents saying they felt the bottom shaking. The calls had been principally from the central North Chungcheong province but additionally from Gyeonggi province surrounding the capital, Seoul, and the southern North and South Gyeongsang provinces, in line with the climate company and authorities officers.
Central authorities and North Chungcheong provincial officers mentioned they weren’t conscious of any injury.
Kim Dong-wook, a resident within the central metropolis of Chungju, advised information channel YTN that he heard rumblings within the floor and that home windows “rattled like throughout a hurricane.” He mentioned he noticed plates and bowls scattered throughout the ground of a restaurant within the constructing the place he lives however he didn’t know of anybody being damage.
The workplace of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol mentioned he instructed officers to additionally assessment the security of electrical energy and telecommunication methods, though there have been no instant studies of issues.
South Korea’s Nuclear Security and Safety Fee mentioned the earthquake didn’t pose a menace to the security of nuclear energy reactors within the nation’s southeastern areas. It additionally mentioned the earthquake didn’t have an effect on a analysis reactor within the central metropolis of Daejeon, which is about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the place the quake occurred.
