Historical eventSeptember 32017

2017 North Korean nuclear test

North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

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Sunday, September 3 20179 years ago
Category
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21st century · 2010s
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Dates: From 2017.

What happened

North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

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September 3 2017 — 9 years ago, on a Sunday.

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