More than 1,000 houses were devastated by Korea's second strongest earthquake

More than 50 people were injured and nearly 1,100 houses were destroyed after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the southeastern Korean port city.

The second most powerful earthquake ever recorded in South Korea occurred at a depth of only 9km in the city of Pohang, causing alarms in the country rarely experiencing strong shaking.People everywhere in Korea, including Seoul, can feel the shaking.Earthquakes devastated nearly 1,100 houses, more than 100 schools.(Photo: AP).

Fragments scattered after the wall fell in front of a shop in Pohang. Roads and military and public facilities were also damaged, while 57 were injured, 1,536 people had to leave their homes and seek shelter. (Photo: AP).


Unlike neighboring Japan, the Korean peninsula rarely experiences serious earthquakes, but the geological activity here is closely monitored by an earthquake that may be the first sign of the Trieu nuclear test. Fairy. (Photo: Yonhap).


Dozens of aftershocks continue to happen in Pohang later. Seoul yesterday announced its decision to postpone the national university exam a week due to the earthquake. (Photo: Yonhap).


Children gathered after being evacuated to the town hall after the earthquake. (Photo: AFP).


Wall of an elementary school poured into a car in Pohang. (Photo: Yonhap).


The strongest earthquake that shook Korea happened in September 2016.It was 5.8 degrees strong, rocking the city of Gyeongju.(Photo: Reuters).