Reply #71: Detonation registered 3.5 on Richter scale, per South Korea

[IndianaGreen]

BBC story here:

A South Korean official said an explosion had been detected in the north-east of North Korea, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale.

North Korea said last week that it planned to test a nuclear weapon.

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has called an emergency meeting of his government's National Security Council.

A South Korean official said that there had been a grave change in the security situation on the peninsula.

Officials in South Korea have been quoted as saying that an explosion was detected in north Hamgyong province in North Korea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/6032525.stm