An earthquake attracted attention in southern Iraq two days ago

2017-08-20 2017-08-20T15:15:08Z
وداد السعودي
وداد السعودي
محرر أخبار جوية- قسم التواصل الاجتماعي

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Source: Karrar Muhammad</strong></span> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>|| To follow on Twitter <img alt="" src="http://gaitedhorsetees.com/images/twitter-icon.png" style="width: 20px; height: 20px;" /> : <a href="https://twitter.com/TqsWe">TqsWe</a></strong></span> <strong style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/jumaalnassri">@</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Weather of Arabia -</strong> <span>On Friday, August 18, regions of Nasiriyah Governorate, southern Iraq, witnessed an earthquake that was relatively strong, on a scale of 4.7 on the Richter scale, and at a depth of 30 km below the surface of the earth.</span> <strong><a href="http://jo.m.arabiaweather.com/%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%81-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1">Add your news here</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span>It was followed by several aftershocks in that area near the Al-Rifai area and Sukkar Castle, and this earthquake, which is not considered the first to occur in southern Iraq, caused damage to buildings and cracks, according to what was reported by the media.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span>Some citizens called for studying the recurrence of earthquakes in that spot by those concerned</span></p>

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.
See More
Related News
Do you know the anemone flower?

Do you know the anemone flower?

The phenomenon of flowers opening before the usual time.. How and when does the plant know when to bloom?

The phenomenon of flowers opening before the usual time.. How and when does the plant know when to bloom?

Iraq - Early warning: Scattered thunderstorms until Friday, severe weather instability in the north of the country on Saturday, and risks of flash floods.

Iraq - Early warning: Scattered thunderstorms until Friday, severe weather instability in the north of the country on Saturday, and risks of flash floods.

The continued high activity of the Khamaseen depressions in the region, which portends more weather and temperature fluctuations.

The continued high activity of the Khamaseen depressions in the region, which portends more weather and temperature fluctuations.