South Korea hit by 5.5-magnitude earthquake
Southern port city of Pohang closest to tremors but buildings shaken as far away as Seoul
Debris from a collapsed wall is scattered in front of a kindergarten after an earthquake in Pohang Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap/AP
South Korean media say an earthquake measuring magnitude 5.5 has hit off the country's southeastern coast.
Yonhap news agency says the quake was detected about 6 kilometres (4 miles) north of the southeastern port city of Pohang.
Residents in the capital Seoul, more than 300 kilometres (186 miles) away, say they've felt tremors and are reporting their buildings have been shaken.
South Korea has relatively little seismic activity, unlike neighbouring Japan.
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