2018 Sarpol-e Zahab Earthquake
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. One fatality and 45 injuries were also reported in the neighbouring Iraq. According to CNN, some houses were destroyed in several rural areas of Qasr-e-Shirin and SarPol-e zahab. As soon as the quake stopped, several rescue teams were quickly dispatched, the authorities said.
The tremor was also felt in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and in Kuwait. It was also experienced in Erbil, in the region of Kurdistan, according to Al Jazeera.
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.