North Korea reveals it has launched a 'successful' HYDROGEN BOMB causing a 5.1 magnitude 'man made' earthquake - as UN Security Council meets to decide how the world will respond

North Korea today conducted a 'successful' hydrogen bomb test, Pyongyang has confirmed (centre, purported to be the bomb). The thermonuclear weapon triggered a massive 5.1 magnitude earthquake when it exploded at 10am local time at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site (inset) in the north east of the country. It comes weeks after leader Kim Jong-Un (right, signing the order to carry out the detonation) suggested his country had developed such a weapon, which is lighter yet even more powerful than nuclear bombs that rely solely on uranium and plutonium. The successful test marks a major step in North Korea's nuclear development and is bound to cause considerable anxiety to neighbouring countries. News of the detonation's 'perfect success' was met with celebration (left) in Pyongyang, the country's capital city, after being announced on state television. Reading a typically propaganda-heavy statement, a female anchor confirmed that a 'miniaturised' hydrogen bomb had been detonated and, that in doing so, North Korea had 'joined the rank of advanced nuclear states', and now had a weapon to defend itself against the United States and its other enemies. Video of what was claimed to be the explosion (middle) was then broadcast, showing a huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky.