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Seismic signature

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Following the nuclear test carried out by North Korea on 9 October 2006, seismic data provided a detailed picture of the event — negating arguments against the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty based on allegations of inadequate monitoring capability.

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Figure 1: Seismograms, including that of the North Korea nuclear test on 9 October 2006.
Figure 2: Measurements of the spectral amplitude ratio between P- and S-waves.

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Richards, P., Kim, WY. Seismic signature. Nature Phys 3, 4–6 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys495

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