Gyeongju, near the 2016 epicenter. Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC – 935 AD). which ruled about two-thirds of the Korean Peninsula between the 7th and 9th centuries. 

Gyeongju, near the 2016 epicenter. Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC – 935 AD). which ruled about two-thirds of the Korean Peninsula between the 7th and 9th centuries. 

Gyeongju, near the 2016 epicenter. Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC – 935 AD). which ruled about two-thirds of the Korean Peninsula between the 7th and 9th centuries.