<Table> North Korea 's nuclear tests series tests and detonations <Tr> <Th> Sequence </Th> <Th> Date time ( UT ) </Th> <Th> Local time zone ​ </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Elevation , depth </Th> <Th> Delivery </Th> <Th> Yield </Th> <Th> Fallout </Th> <Th> References </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 1 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002006 - 10 - 09 - 0000 9 October 2006 01 : 35 : 27 </Td> <Td> KST ( + 9 hrs ) </Td> <Td> Punggye - ri Test Site , North Korea 41 ° 17 ′ 06 '' N 129 ° 06 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.28505 ° N 129.1084 ° E ﻿ / 41.28505 ; 129.1084 ﻿ ( ( 1 ) ) </Td> <Td> 001030 ! 1,340 m ( 4,400 ft ) , 310 m ( 1,020 ft ) </Td> <Td> underground </Td> <Td> 000010000 ! 0.7 - 2 kt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> Possibly a fizzle . East Tunnel approximately 1 km NE from the entrance . </Li> <Li> The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources , a state - run geology research institute in Germany , estimated the yield at 2 kilotons back in 2013 but has since revised to 0.7 kt . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002009 - 05 - 25 - 0000 25 May 2009 00 : 54 : 43 </Td> <Td> KST ( + 9 hrs ) </Td> <Td> Punggye - ri Test Site , North Korea 41 ° 17 ′ 29 '' N 129 ° 04 ′ 54 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.29142 ° N 129.08167 ° E ﻿ / 41.29142 ; 129.08167 ﻿ ( ( 2 ) ) </Td> <Td> 000850 ! 1,340 m ( 4,400 ft ) , 490 m ( 1,610 ft ) </Td> <Td> underground </Td> <Td> 000040000 ! 2 - 5.4 kt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> West Tunnel at about 1.2 km NW from the tunnel entrance . </Li> <Li> The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources , a state - run geology research institute in Germany , estimated the yield at 13 kt back in 2013 but has since revised to 5.4 kt . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002013 - 02 - 12 - 0000 12 February 2013 02 : 57 : 51 </Td> <Td> KST ( + 9 hrs ) </Td> <Td> Punggye - ri Test Site , North Korea 41 ° 16 ′ 05 '' N 129 ° 04 ′ 51 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.26809 ° N 129.08076 ° E ﻿ / 41.26809 ; 129.08076 ﻿ ( ( 3 ) ) </Td> <Td> 000340 ! 1,340 m ( 4,400 ft ) , 1,000 m ( 3,300 ft ) </Td> <Td> underground </Td> <Td> 000070000 ! 6 - 16 kt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> Likely the test took place in the West Tunnel . South tunnel damaged by flooding in 2012 . </Li> <Li> The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources , a state - run geology research institute in Germany , estimated the yield at 40 kilotons back in 2013 but has since revised the yield as 14 kT . </Li> <Li> The University of Science and Technology of China estimates the yield at around 12.2 kt , with a margin of error of 3.8 kt . Hence the max yield could be 16kT for this test . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 06 - 0000 6 January 2016 01 : 30 : 01 </Td> <Td> PYT ( + 8 : 30 hrs ) </Td> <Td> Punggye - ri Test Site , North Korea 41 ° 18 ′ 32 '' N 129 ° 02 ′ 02 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.30900 ° N 129.03399 ° E ﻿ / 41.30900 ; 129.03399 ﻿ ( ( 4 ) ) </Td> <Td> <P> 1,340 m </P> <P> ( 4,400 ft ) , </P> <P> 1,000 m </P> <P> ( 3,300 ft ) </P> </Td> <Td> underground </Td> <Td> 000100000 ! 7 - 16.5 kt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> Claimed to be a hydrogen bomb . </Li> <Li> Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources has originally estimated the yield as 14kT but has since revised to 10kT . </Li> <Li> The University of Science and Technology of China estimates the yield at around 11.3 kt , with a margin of error of 4.2 kt . Hence the max yield could be 16.5 kT for this test . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 5 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002016 -
<Table> North Korea 's nuclear tests series tests and detonations <Tr> <Th> Sequence </Th> <Th> Date time ( UT ) </Th> <Th> Local time zone ​ </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Elevation , depth </Th> <Th> Delivery </Th> <Th> Yield </Th> <Th> Fallout </Th> <Th> References </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 1 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002006 - 10 - 09 - 0000 9 October 2006 01 : 35 : 27 </Td> <Td> KST ( + 9 hrs ) </Td> <Td> Punggye - ri Test Site , North Korea 41 ° 17 ′ 06 '' N 129 ° 06 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.28505 ° N 129.1084 ° E ﻿ / 41.28505 ; 129.1084 ﻿ ( ( 1 ) ) </Td> <Td> 001030 ! 1,340 m ( 4,400 ft ) , 310 m ( 1,020 ft ) </Td> <Td> underground </Td> <Td> 000010000 ! 0.7 - 2 kt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> Possibly a fizzle . East Tunnel approximately 1 km NE from the entrance . </Li> <Li> The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources , a state - run geology research institute in Germany , estimated the yield at 2 kilotons back in 2013 but has since revised to 0.7 kt . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002009 - 05 - 25 - 0000 25 May 2009 00 : 54 : 43 </Td> <Td> KST ( + 9 hrs ) </Td> <Td> Punggye - ri Test Site , North Korea 41 ° 17 ′ 29 '' N 129 ° 04 ′ 54 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.29142 ° N 129.08167 ° E ﻿ / 41.29142 ; 129.08167 ﻿ ( ( 2 ) ) </Td> <Td> 000850 ! 1,340 m ( 4,400 ft ) , 490 m ( 1,610 ft ) </Td> <Td> underground </Td> <Td> 000040000 ! 2 - 5.4 kt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> West Tunnel at about 1.2 km NW from the tunnel entrance . </Li> <Li> The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources , a state - run geology research institute in Germany , estimated the yield at 13 kt back in 2013 but has since revised to 5.4 kt . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002013 - 02 - 12 - 0000 12 February 2013 02 : 57 : 51 </Td> <Td> KST ( + 9 hrs ) </Td> <Td> Punggye - ri Test Site , North Korea 41 ° 16 ′ 05 '' N 129 ° 04 ′ 51 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.26809 ° N 129.08076 ° E ﻿ / 41.26809 ; 129.08076 ﻿ ( ( 3 ) ) </Td> <Td> 000340 ! 1,340 m ( 4,400 ft ) , 1,000 m ( 3,300 ft ) </Td> <Td> underground </Td> <Td> 000070000 ! 6 - 16 kt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> Likely the test took place in the West Tunnel . South tunnel damaged by flooding in 2012 . </Li> <Li> The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources , a state - run geology research institute in Germany , estimated the yield at 40 kilotons back in 2013 but has since revised the yield as 14 kT . </Li> <Li> The University of Science and Technology of China estimates the yield at around 12.2 kt , with a margin of error of 3.8 kt . Hence the max yield could be 16kT for this test . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 06 - 0000 6 January 2016 01 : 30 : 01 </Td> <Td> PYT ( + 8 : 30 hrs ) </Td> <Td> Punggye - ri Test Site , North Korea 41 ° 18 ′ 32 '' N 129 ° 02 ′ 02 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.30900 ° N 129.03399 ° E ﻿ / 41.30900 ; 129.03399 ﻿ ( ( 4 ) ) </Td> <Td> <P> 1,340 m </P> <P> ( 4,400 ft ) , </P> <P> 1,000 m </P> <P> ( 3,300 ft ) </P> </Td> <Td> underground </Td> <Td> 000100000 ! 7 - 16.5 kt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> <Ul> <Li> Claimed to be a hydrogen bomb . </Li> <Li> Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources has originally estimated the yield as 14kT but has since revised to 10kT . </Li> <Li> The University of Science and Technology of China estimates the yield at around 11.3 kt , with a margin of error of 4.2 kt . Hence the max yield could be 16.5 kT for this test . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 5 ) </Th> <Td> 000000002016 -
when did north korea test a nuclear weapon
when did north korea test a nuclear weapon
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