Pohang 5.4 magnitude earthquake

The earthquake of 5.4 magnitude in the northwestern part of Pohang city, Gyeongsangbuk-do province was confirmed to have no major damage to the domestic industry at about 2:29 pm on the 15th.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said the semiconductor production line was not affected or damaged. Some vibration-sensitive semiconductor equipment sensed the earthquake and temporarily suspended it, but immediately after confirming the engineer in charge, it was confirmed that there was no direct disruption to production.

An official of a semiconductor company said, "Some of the photolithography equipment was sensitive to vibration and stopped temporarily. The exposure process applied photoresist (PR) and irradiated with light. There was no loss of wafers because we were able to proceed with the process. "

It is confirmed that there is no harm in the display factory which is as sensitive as the semiconductor. LG Display, a factory operator in Paju, Gyeonggi Province and a factory in Gumi, Gyeongsang Province, said that some precision equipment was temporarily shut down, but after the inspection, it was restarted. A Samsung representative who has production lines in Asan and Chunan in Chungcheongnam-do is also investigating the damage, but said it will not suffer much damage because it can withstand the earthquake of 6-7 scale.

LG Electronics, which has a home appliance factory in Changwon, also said that it is in normal operation without any particular damage. Samsung Electronics and LG Siltron in the Gumi National Industrial Complex near the earthquake area have evacuated their employees. After confirming that there was no aftershock, he returned immediately and checked the facility.

Ulsan and other nearby oil refineries and petrochemical plants were also found not to have suffered significant damage. SK Innovation and S-Oil, which have production facilities in Ulsan, said that the production facilities are operating normally without problems. The building was shaken for about five seconds in the Ulsan area on the day. Hyundai Heavy Industries also said that no damage was received so far. Hyundai Heavy Industries has restarted after stopping the operation of some equipment such as crane while operating the general situation room according to the manual.

It has been confirmed that there is no major problem in the production facilities of domestic major steel makers. An official of POSCO said, "We have confirmed that there is no problem with the operation of the facility." "We are looking into production facilities in preparation for the situation." POSCO employees evacuated from the building when an earthquake was detected, returned after confirming that there were no abnormalities. Hyundai Steel and Dongkuk Steel Mill, which have factories in Dangjin and Pohang, are also confirmed to have no damage to date.

There was no direct problem of automobile production. A Hyundai Motor official said, "The factory is operating normally without any impact on Ulsan." When the earthquake of 5.8 magnitude occurred in Gyeongju on September 12 last year, Hyundai Motor Ulsan plant made its own operation twice in the safety inspection day on the day (12th) and the next day (13th) I stopped. The airline industry is also operating normally after the earthquake. Korean Air operated the Kimpo-Pohang aircraft (KE1533 flight) departing from Gimpo at 3:45 pm on that day. An official at the Korea Airports Corporation said, "We are responding to the earthquake in response to the manual."

By Park Jung IlㆍChoi Yong SoonㆍYang Ji YoonㆍKim Eunㆍ Kim Yong Hyuk comja77@


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