A seismic tremor detected

N. Korea has carried out its sixth nuclear test

North Korea has carried out its sixth nuclear test

The South Korean military has concluded that North Korea carried out its sixth nuclear test on Sunday, ABC news reported.

A seismic tremor detected at 12.36pm, emanating from the Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site in north-western North Korea, set off a scramble to determine whether the North had carried out another test.

The Defence Ministry estimated that the tremor had a magnitude of 5.7, revising an earlier estimate of 5.6. But the US Geological Survey's estimate was much higher, at 6.3.

South Korea has convened a national security council meeting to discuss the crisis.

Source: MENA