The last volcanic eruption in South Korea was from Halla volcano in 1007 AD.
The first historically documented eruption occurred around 1002 AD from Halla volcano.
Since 1002 AD, South Korea has seen at least 2 historically documented eruptions. This means that a volcano erupts on average every 512 years.
South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do on Sep, 12, 2016. It resulted in 1 fatalities and 14 injured people. This was the 3rd worst quake in South Korea during recorded history.
| Date | Mag | Region | Deaths | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Nov 15 | 5.5 | Pohang | 0 | heavy | Info |
| 2016 Sep 12 | 5.4 | Gyeongju | 1 | heavy | Info |
| 1978 Oct 7 | 5.0 | Hongseong | 0 | moderate | Info |
| 1936 Jul 3 | 5.0 | South Korea | 0 | light | Info |
The deadliest earthquake in South Korea since 1900 was the magnitude 5.4 earthquake in South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do on Sep, 12, 2016. It resulted in 1 fatalities and 14 injured people. This was the 3rd worst quake in South Korea during recorded history.
The earthquake that caused most damage was the magnitude 5.5 earthquake in South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do on Nov, 15, 2017. It caused no known fatalities and estimated $75.8 million US Dollars (today's equivalent) in total economic damage.
Since 1900, at least 1 earthquakes claimed an estimated total of 1 fatalities in South Korea.
There were 4 damaging or deadly quakes during this period that caused economic losses of approx. $102.8 million US Dollars combined.
