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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.
AP/Ahn Young-joon
The blast created a 5.3 magnitude earthquake
REUTERSThe nuclear test was announced on state TVThe China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC)also reported that the earthquake was due to a suspected explosion.
North Korea later confirmed the blast was its fifth nuclear test.
AFP/GettyA South Korean official points to a map showing the epicenter seismic waves
KCNA/via ReutersKim Jong-un provides field guidance during a fire drill of ballistic rockets
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.
ReutersKim has been sanctioned by the UN over nuclear tests
KRT via APNorth Korea has tested multiple ballistic rocketsAccording to the country's Yonhap news agency, the bomb had a estimated yield of approximately 10 kilotonnes.
If so, it would be the country's biggest nuclear explosion so far, MailOnline reported.
KCNA/via ReutersKim has threatened North Korea is ready for nuclear war
REUTERSThe secretive country has boasted of its alleged nuclear weapons
South Korea's presidential office said President Barack Obama had indicated he would take every action under a mutual defence 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.
REUTERSThe nuclear test was announced on state TVThe China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC)also reported that the earthquake was due to a suspected explosion.
North Korea later confirmed the blast was its fifth nuclear test.
AFP/GettyA South Korean official points to a map showing the epicenter seismic waves
KCNA/via ReutersKim Jong-un provides field guidance during a fire drill of ballistic rockets
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.
ReutersKim has been sanctioned by the UN over nuclear tests
KRT via APNorth Korea has tested multiple ballistic rocketsAccording to the country's Yonhap news agency, the bomb had a estimated yield of approximately 10 kilotonnes.
If so, it would be the country's biggest nuclear explosion so far, MailOnline reported.
KCNA/via ReutersKim has threatened North Korea is ready for nuclear war
REUTERSThe secretive country has boasted of its alleged nuclear weapons
South Korea's presidential office said President Barack Obama had indicated he would take every action under a mutual defence 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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