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Gangwon Province suffered a great deal of damage due to the fire a few days ago. It seems that an earthquake has occurred as the underwater strata are shaken and the strata are formed.

I'm an airport reporter.

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Gangwon-do Joumjin Mundigan Road Normal CCTV suddenly shakes violently.

I felt severe vibration near the Kurami rest stop in Sacheon-myeon, Gangneung-si.

Surprised by the great vibration, the elementary school students quickly evacuated to the playground.

The earthquake is 11:16:43 am. Gangwon-do occurred in 54km northeast of Donghai City. The scale was analyzed to be 4.3 and the depth to be 32 km.

It is the most powerful earthquake of the year.

[Jo Eun-young / Meteorological Agency earthquake analyst: If the scale 4.3 (earthquake) had actually occurred inland, a lot of people might feel shaken and maybe the building was damaged.]

In Gangneung, which is close to the epicenter, the vibration of Jindo 4, where the windows and vessels are greatly shaken, was detected, and the vibration of Jindo 2 was observed in the areas of Chungbuk and Gyeongbuk where the building was shaken.

There were four aftershocks, including a 1.6-magnitude earthquake that occurred 13 minutes after the earthquake, and more than 130 reports of earthquakes just after the earthquake.

The Meteorological Agency analyzed that the earthquake occurred as the underwater strata swung up and down, but not enough to cause a tsunami.

The magnitude 4.3 earthquake is the strongest since the 4.6 earthquake near Pohang in February last year.