Iraq | An earthquake hits the cities of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja in the Kurdistan Region

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2023/03/16

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - An earthquake measuring 4.8 degrees on the Richter scale struck areas of northern Iraq near the border with Iran, at 9:30 (local time) on Thursday evening, as the epicenter is 22 km northeast of Halijah.

The tremor was felt by the residents of the cities of Sulaymaniyah and Halija, in addition to Kirkuk and Baghdad, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

No children have yet responded about the damage caused by the earthquake.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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