According to Bloomberg, AFP and Yonhap news agency reported that South Korea had a magnitude 5.5 earthquake on the eastern coast at 2:29 p.m. local time today. The epicenter is located about 9.3 kilometers northwest and west of Pohang, 10 km, Seoul and many other places are feeling the shock, even in Japan, Nagasaki also felt, followed by 5.4, 3.6 aftershocks, people panicked escaped outdoors, some buildings damaged, and the collapse of the situation; reported that , South Korea's Atomic Energy Corporation said that the domestic nuclear power plant in normal operation.
The quake has been felt throughout Korea, whether it is Seoul, more than 300 kilometers away, Busan, the second largest city, or Jeju Island, the largest outlying island.
According to Korean media reports, LG Display, a unit of the LG Group, had some production downtime after the earthquake and Samsung Display said no significant damage.
As for South Korea's largest enterprise Samsung Electronics, is currently under inspection at different factories in South Korea's semiconductor manufacturing facilities, whether or not affected.