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Country | North Korea |
Test site | Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, North Korea |
Period | 2006–2017 |
Number of tests | 6 |
Test type | underground |
Max. yield |
North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests, in 2006, 2009, 2013, twice in 2016, and in 2017.
Sequence | Date time ( UT) | Local time zone [note 1] [7] | Location | Elevation + height | Delivery | Yield [note 2] | Fallout [note 3] | References |
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(1) | 9 October 2006 01:35:27 | KST (+9 hrs) |
Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°17′06″N 129°06′30″E / 41.28505°N 129.1084°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −310 m (−1,020 ft) | underground | 0.7–2 kt | [8] | |
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(2) | 25 May 2009 00:54:43 | KST (+9 hrs) |
Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°17′29″N 129°04′54″E / 41.29142°N 129.08167°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −490 m (−1,610 ft) | underground | 2–5.4 kt | [11] [12] | |
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(3) | 12 February 2013 02:57:51 | KST (+9 hrs) |
Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°16′05″N 129°04′51″E / 41.26809°N 129.08076°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −1,000 m (−3,300 ft) | underground | 6–16 kt | [11] [13] | |
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(4) | 6 January 2016 01:30:01 |
PYT (+8:30 hrs) |
Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°18′32″N 129°02′02″E / 41.30900°N 129.03399°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −1,000 m (−3,300 ft) | underground | 7–16.5 kt | [15] [16] | |
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(5) | 9 September 2016 00:30:01 | PYT (+8:30 hrs) |
Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°17′53″N 129°00′54″E / 41.298°N 129.015°E [note 4] | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −1,000 m (−3,300 ft) | underground | 15–25 kt | [19] [20] [21] | |
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(6) | 3 September 2017 03:30:01.940 | PYT (+8:30 hrs) |
Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°20′35″N 129°02′10″E / 41.343°N 129.036°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), 0 m (0 ft) | underground | 70–280 kt | [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] | |
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Series or years | Years covered | Tests [Summ 1] | Devices fired | Devices with unknown yield | Peaceful use tests | Non-PTBT tests [Summ 2] | Yield range ( kilotons) [Summ 3] | Total yield (kilotons) [Summ 4] | Notes |
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nuclear tests | 2006–2017 | 6 | 6 | 0.7–250 | 197.8 | ||||
Totals | 2006-Oct-9 to 2017-Sep-3 | 6 | 6 | 0.7–250 | 197.8 (Based on average yield from lower to upper estimates as the Government of DPRK does not announce the exact yield.) | Total country yield is 0.036% of all nuclear testing. |