Seismic evidence for reverse activation of a paleo-rifting system in the East Sea (Sea of Japan)

H Choi, TK Hong, X He, CE Baag - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The Japanese Islands were separated from the Eurasian plate due to continental rifting
during the Oligocene to mid-Miocene, which caused the opening of the East Sea (Sea of …

Yield estimation of the 25 May 2009 North Korean nuclear explosion

LF Zhao, XB Xie, WM Wang… - Bulletin of the …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We collect nine vertical component broadband seismograms from the 25 May 2009 North
Korean nuclear explosion for a regional seismic network in which eight stations also …

Simulation of topographic effects on seismic waves from shallow explosions near the North Korean nuclear test site with emphasis on shear wave generation

AJ Rodgers, NA Petersson… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We performed high‐resolution (8 Hz) three‐dimensional simulations of ground motions from
shallow explosions in the presence of rough surface topography near the North Korean …

Long-term evolution of intraplate seismicity in stress shadows after a megathrust

TK Hong, J Lee, SE Houng - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2015 - Elsevier
Megathrusts produce large permanent lithospheric displacements as well as strong transient
ground shaking up to regional distances. The influence of the 2011 M9. 0 Tohoku-Oki …

Seismological constraints on the collision belt between the North and South China blocks in the Yellow Sea

TK Hong, H Choi - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The Korean Peninsula, eastern China and the Yellow Sea comprise the eastern Eurasian
plate, and are believed to share considerable tectonic evolution history. The tectonic …

Lg Attenuation in a Region with Both Continental and Oceanic Environments

TK Hong - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The crustally-guided shear wave, Lg, is typically the strongest phase at regional distances.
Lg phases are analyzed often for estimation of magnitudes of regional events. The variation …

Magnitude estimation and source discrimination: A close look at the 2006 and 2009 North Korean underground nuclear explosions

KY Chun, Y Wu, GA Henderson - Bulletin of the …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
North Korea detonated its first known nuclear device, a moderate-sized event in the
northeastern corner of the Korean Peninsula, on 9 October 2006. A second one, several …

[HTML][HTML] 利用区域地震波形振幅包络约束朝鲜地下核试验的埋深和当量

林鑫, 姚振兴 - 地球物理学报, 2016 - html.rhhz.net
核爆当量和埋藏深度是地下核试验的两个重要参数. 根据中国东北地区区域范围内地震台站观测
记录, 利用Pn, Pg, Sn 和Lg 波波形, 计算水平分量的尾波振幅包络, 调查2006 年10 月9 日, 2009 …

Pn wave geometrical spreading and attenuation in Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula constrained by observations from North Korean nuclear explosions

LF Zhao, XB Xie, BF Tian, QF Chen… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the geometric spreading and attenuation of seismic Pn waves in Northeast
China and the Korean Peninsula. A high‐quality broadband Pn wave data set generated by …

Prediction of ground motion and dynamic stress change in Baekdusan (Changbaishan) volcano caused by a North Korean nuclear explosion

TK Hong, E Choi, S Park, JS Shin - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Strong ground motions induce large dynamic stress changes that may disturb the magma
chamber of a volcano, thus accelerating the volcanic activity. An underground nuclear …