M7.3 · 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake · 474 deaths
Sunday, November 12, 2017
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6:18 PM – 6:28 PM
29 km S of ?alabja, Iraq
On 12 November 2017 at 18:18 UTC, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.4 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, with the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja, and the Kurdish dominated places of Ezgeleh, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah province in Iran, closest to the epicentre, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan. Magnitude 7.3 (mww), 19 km deep, 29 km S of ?alabja, Iraq — 34.91°N, 45.96°E. November 12, 2017 at 18:18 UTC. Deaths: 474 (Wikidata). Felt reports to USGS: 1,523. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000bmcg Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).
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