2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake
- Iran
- Iraq
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.[5] One fatality and 45 injuries were also reported in the neighbouring Iraq.[6] According to CNN, some houses were destroyed in several rural areas of Qasr-e-Shirin and SarPol-e zahab.[7] As soon as the quake stopped, several rescue teams were quickly dispatched, the authorities said.[8]
The tremor was also felt in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and in Kuwait.[9] It was also experienced in Erbil, in the region of Kurdistan, according to Al Jazeera.[10]
See also
References
- ^ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (26 November 2018). "Information bulletin Iran: Earthquake" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (26 November 2018). "Iraq.Earthquake Flash Update 26 November 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "M 6.3 - 15km SW of Sarpol-e Zāhāb, Iran". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "PAGER". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "Iran Quake Injures More Than 700, No Fatalities Reported". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "More than 700 injured in Iran earthquake". BBC News. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Iran; hundreds injured". 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Over 500 hurt in magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran". Associated Press. 2 May 2021.
- ^ Hafezi, Parisa (25 November 2018). "Hundreds wounded in western Iran earthquake, no fatalities: TV". Reuters. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "6.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Iran".
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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