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Minor earthquake rattles Erbil, no injuries reported

Minor earthquake rattles Erbil, no injuries reported
Minor earthquake rattles Erbil, no injuries reported

2023-10-06 08:30:06 - From: Shafaq News


Shafaq News / In a statement released late Thursday evening, the Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced seismic activity detected by its observatories at the General Authority for Meteorology and Seismology, indicating a minor earthquake in the province of Erbil.

The earthquake, recorded precisely at 11:32:05 PM local time, registered a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located 5 kilometers northeast of Shiklawa, Erbil.

No injuries or damages were reported.