List of man-made disasters in South Korea

This is a partial list of man-made disasters in South Korea since the Korean War. It includes events that have a Wikipedia entry and other events mentioned in a reputable source

YearDateLocationNumber killedDescriptionNote
19535 Januaryen route between Yeosu to Busan229Ferry MV Changgyeong sinkingFerryboat accident[1]
196911 DecemberDeparted from Gangneung Air Base0Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijackingMass kidnapping by North Korea
197127 NovemberKimpo6Mass shootingList of rampage killers in Asia
197128 DecemberSeoul164Daeyeonggak Hotel fireDeadliest hotel fire in history
197230 December?en route between Seogwipo-si to Seongsanpo Port323 to 326Sinking of Namyoung-HoFerry accident
1975August to OctoberWidespread17Serial killing spree[2]
197711 NovemberIksan, North Jeolla59 to 59Iri Station explosion Accidental detonation of a munitions train
198015 NovemberGimpo International Airport15Korean Air Lines Flight 015Aviation accident; pilot error
19826 FebruaryJeju International Airport53February 1982 Korean Air Force C-123 accidentMilitary aviation accident
198218 MarchBusan1Busan American Cultural Service building arsonArson attack on US target
198226/27 AprilUiryeong County57Uiryeong Spree KillingShooting spree by South Korean soldier
1986-1991Hwaseong 15Hwaseong serial murdersLee Choon-jae
198614 SeptemberGimpo International Airport5Gimpo International Airport bombingNorth Korean attack
198729 Novemberover the Andaman Sea115Korean Air Flight 858North Korean attack
199528 AprilDaegu1011995 Daegu gas explosionsConstruction accident
199617 September - 5 NovemberGangneung171996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incidentNorth Korean attack
199822 Junenear Sokcho91998 Sokcho submarine incidentNorth Korean attack
199126 MarchDaegu5Frog BoysUnsolved homicide
199326 JulyMokpo Airport69Asiana Airlines Flight 733Aviation accident
199310 Octoberoffshore near Buan County292Sinking of MV SeohaeFerry accident
199421 OctoberSeoul32Seongsu Bridge collapseFaulty construction
1994UnknownSouth JeollaUnknownSerial killing spree by a gang"The Jijon clique," six executed[3]
199529 JuneSeoul502Sampoong Department Store collapse
199930 Junenear Seoul23Preschoolers killed in an electrical fire.[4]
199930 OctoberInchon65Inchon bar fireConstruction fire spread to the bar. Need better cite
200215 Aprilnear Busan129Air China Flight 129 Aviation accident
200318 FebruaryDaegu192Daegu subway fireArson
200810 FebruarySeoul02008 Namdaemun fireArson
2003-04From January 2003 to ??Seoul20Serial killing spreeYoo Young-chul
2004-06?? to April 2006not reported15Serial killing spree[5]
2005-0830 October 2005-19 December 2008Ansan10Serial killingsKang Ho-sun
200820 OctoberSeoul6Nonhyeon-dong massacreArson and stabbing attack
2008not reportednot reported40Fire in warehouse under construction[6]
201026 Marchoffshore near Baengnyeongdo46ROKS Cheonan sinkingNorth Korean attack
201128 Julycrashed near Jeju Island2Asiana Airlines Flight 991Fire in an aircraft's cargo
201416 Aprilen route from Inchon to Jeju island304Sinking of MV SewolFerry accident
201421 JuneGangwon5Goseong killing spreeRampage by a South Korean soldier
201525 FebruarySejong42015 Sejong and Hwaseong shootings Imass murder/suicide
201527 FebruaryHwaseong42015 Sejong and Hwaseong shootings IImass murder/suicide
20156 Septemberoffshore near Chuja18Sinking of DolgoraeFishing boat lost in heavy seas
201721 DecemberJecheon292017 Jecheon fireElectrical fire in a gym[7]
201826 JanuaryMiryang41Miryang hospital fire
201819 AugustInchon9Inchon Factory FireFire in an electronics factory[8]
202029 AprilInchon382020 Icheon fireFire in a warehouse under construction

References
  1. "창경호, 다대포서 침몰... 229명 사망" [Changgyeong sank at Dadaepo... 229 died] (in Korean). Kyeonggi.com. 2012-01-09.
  2. Jo, He-rim (26 May 2007). "South Korea's most notorious serial killers". Korea Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. Jo, He-rim (26 May 2007). "South Korea's most notorious serial killers". Korea Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. "23 Children Killed In South Korea Fire". New York Times. Associated Press. 30 June 1999. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. Jo, He-rim (26 May 2007). "South Korea's most notorious serial killers". Korea Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. Paik, Kathy; Sohn, Jie-ae. "Warehouse blaze claims 40 lives". CNN. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. "South Korea fire at public gym and sauna kills 29". BBC. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. "9 workers killed, 4 injured in electronics factory fire". Korea Herald. Yonhap. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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