{"id":"f3641424-2f43-465a-a5b3-ff1a5bd8d7d0","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3367982/north-koreas-nuclear-tests-awaken-fault-lines-pointing-huge-volcano-china-border","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"North Korea’s nuclear tests awaken fault lines pointing to huge volcano at China border","plainHeadline":"North Korea's nuclear tests reactivated faults toward Mount Paektu.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["North Korea's underground tests triggered long-lasting seismic activity near Mount Mantap.","Study found two parallel fault zones extending toward the China-North Korea border.","Fault lines lead to Changbai Mountain, a dormant volcano with historic AD946 eruption.","Researchers say explosions altered local stress fields and weakened crust, aiding reactivation.","No direct evidence yet that nuclear tests changed Mount Paektu's volcanic activity."],"topics":["Science","Environment","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T08:51:57.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-18T09:51:48.489Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/32b977df-77f8-4df3-8da7-340957cde7ce","storyId":"32b977df-77f8-4df3-8da7-340957cde7ce","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/18/82ec7d6f-d404-4377-b646-14e51e1bafa0_b516c9dd.jpg?itok=za3GCP2o&v=1789715606","author":"Shi Huang","dek":"North Korea’s underground nuclear tests have triggered a chain of seismic events, activating ancient fault lines that stretch towards one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, about 100km (62 miles) away, according to a paper published by the journal Science."}