The 5.3 magnitude quake occurred near North Korea's known nuclear test site and was detected on the surface, not underground
North Korea has conducted a fifth nuclear test sparking an EARTHQUAKE.
The 5.3 magnitude quake was detected near North Korea's known nuclear test site, where it detonated its fourth nuclear device in January.
The seismic event occurred around 9.30am local time, according to the US Geological Survey .
The tremor was detected on the surface with zero depth. Naturally occurring earthquakes strike below ground.
Its epicenter was 11 miles east-northeast of Sungjibaegam, the USGS said.
The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC)also reported that the earthquake was due to a suspected explosion.
Kim Jong-un
North Korea later confirmed the blast was its fifth nuclear test.
The country's state TV said the North was now capable of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets.
It said no leakage of nuclear material had occurred in the test and that there was no environmental impact.
South Korea's presidential office said President Barack Obama had indicated he would take every action under a mutual defense treaty with the South, including providing its nuclear umbrella, to protect Seoul from any North Korean threat.
Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye talked by telephone, South Korea's Blue House said, after a seismic event was recorded in North Korea that Seoul and Tokyo described as a nuclear test.
South Korea's presidential office said the two leaders agreed to use every available means to pressure North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, including adopting a new UN Security Council resolution.
Kim Jong-un's January nuclear test and a series of missile tests this year were in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
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