A 6.3 magnitude earthquake detected near a weapons test site in the country"s northeast indicates a 100 kiloton explosion.
North Korea has detonated a hydrogen bomb with "perfect success", the country"s state media has announced.
It claimed the device could be mounted on its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missiles, which experts have said are capable of reaching the US mainland.
Pyongyang"s only major ally, China, said it strongly condemned the detonation.
Earlier, Japan confirmed its near neighbour had conducted a sixth nuclear test.
Image: The quake was detected close to a nuclear test site in the northeast of the country
The country"s meteorological agency said the resulting tremors were at least 10 times as powerful as North Korea"s previous nuclear test, last September.
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