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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

Year Date Location Number killed Description Note
1953 5 January en route between Yeosu to Busan 229 Ferry MV Changgyeong sinking Ferryboat accident[1]


1969 11 December Departed from Gangneung Air Base 0 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking Mass kidnapping by North Korea
1971 27 November Kimpo 6 Mass shooting Need better cite
1971 28 December Seoul 164 Daeyeonggak Hotel fire Deadliest hotel fire in history
1972 30 December? en route between Seogwipo-si to Seongsanpo Port 323 to 326 Sinking of Namyoung-Ho Ferry accident
1977 11 November Iksan, North Jeolla 59 to 59 Iri Station explosion Accidental detonation of a munitions train
1980 15 November Gimpo International Airport 15 Korean Air Lines Flight 015 Aviation accident; pilot error
1982 6 February Jeju International Airport 53 February 1982 Korean Air Force C-123 accident Military aviation accident
1982 18 March Busan 1 Busan American Cultural Service building arson Arson attack on US target
1982 26/27 April Uiryeong County 57 Uiryeong Spree Killing Shooting spree by South Korean soldier
1986 14 September Gimpo International Airport 5 Gimpo International Airport bombing North Korean attack
1987 29 November over the Andaman Sea 115 Korean Air Flight 858 North Korean attack
1995 28 April Daegu 101 1995 Daegu gas explosions Construction accident
1996 17 September - 5 November Gangneung 17 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident Running gun battle with North Korea infiltrators
1998 22 June near Sokcho [[ 9 1998 Sokcho submarine incident Botched North Korean infiltration attempt
1991 26 March Daegu 5 Frog boys Unsolved homicide
1993 26 July Mokpo Airport 69 Asiana Airlines Flight 733 Aviation accident
1993 10 October offshore near Buan County 292 Sinking of MV Seohae Ferry accident
1994 21 October Seoul 32 Seongsu Bridge collapse Faulty construction
1995 29 June Seoul 502 Sampoong Department Store collapse Faulty design
1999 30 June near Seoul 23 Preschoolers killed in an electrical fire. [2]
1999 30 October Inchon 65 Inchon bar fire Construction fire spread to the bar. [better cite]
2002 15 April near Busan 129 Air China Flight 129 Aviation accident
2003 18 February Daegu 192 Daegu subway fire Arson attack
2008 10 February Seoul 0 2008 Namdaemun fire Arson attack, 550 year-old building destroyed
2008 20 October Seoul 6 Nonhyeon-dong massacre NOTE
YEAR DATE LOCATION KILLED COMMENT NOTE
YEAR DATE LOCATION KILLED COMMENT NOTE
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  1. ^ "창경호, 다대포서 침몰... 229명 사망" [Changgyeong sank at Dadaepo... 229 died] (in Korean). Kyeonggi.com. 2012-01-09.
  2. ^ "23 Children Killed In South Korea Fire". New York Times. Associated Press. 30 June 1999. Retrieved 2 May 2020.