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2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake

Coordinates: 34°18′14″N 45°44′24″E / 34.304°N 45.740°E / 34.304; 45.740
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2018 Kermanshah earthquake
2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake is located in Iran
2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake
UTC time2018-11-25 16:37:17
ISC event614337169
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)
Local time20:07 Time in Iran[1]
19:37 Time in Iraq[2]
Magnitude6.3 Mw
Epicenter34°18′14″N 45°44′24″E / 34.304°N 45.740°E / 34.304; 45.740
Areas affected
Max. intensityVIII (Severe)
Casualties1 dead
886 injured

2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake (زمین‌لرزه ۱۳۹۷ سرپل ذهاب) with magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq at 20:07 local time (19:37 local time in Iraq) on Sunday night, 25 November 2018 injuring over 700 people and sending fearful residents running into the street.[3] One fatality and 45 injuries were also reported in the neighbouring Iraq.[4] According to CNN, some houses were destroyed in several rural areas of Qasr-e-Shirin and SarPol-e zahab.[5] As soon as the quake stopped, several rescue teams were quickly dispatched, the authorities said.[6]

The tremor was also felt in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and in Kuwait.[7] It was also experienced in Erbil, in the region of Kurdistan, according to Al Jazeera.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (26 November 2018). "Information bulletin Iran: Earthquake" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (26 November 2018). "Iraq.Earthquake Flash Update 26 November 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Iran Quake Injures More Than 700, No Fatalities Reported". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  4. ^ "More than 700 injured in Iran earthquake". BBC News. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  5. ^ "Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Iran; hundreds injured".
  6. ^ "Over 500 hurt in magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran".
  7. ^ Hafezi, Parisa (25 November 2018). "Hundreds wounded in western Iran earthquake, no fatalities: TV". Reuters. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  8. ^ "6.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Iran".
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