A M7.2 earthquake just struck near the Iran-Iraq border (32km SSW of Halabjah, Iraq). There are initial reports of damage in Baghdad. The tremor was felt in Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. Update: at least 430 killed, more than 7,000 injured. Numerous aftershocks. The number of casualties is expected to rise. This is the deadliest quake of 2017 so far. Have a prayer for them!
Prelim M7.2 earthquake Iran-Iraq border region Nov-12 18:18 UTC, updates https://t.co/QIaZuvWNXu
— USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) November 12, 2017
We felt in Kuwait # people are outside the buildings
— frank (@frankjene) November 12, 2017
M7.6 #earthquake (#زلزال) strikes 204 km NE of #Baghdad (#Iraq) 15 min ago. Effects reported by witnesses: pic.twitter.com/tUrMJAxI3f
— EMSC (@LastQuake) November 12, 2017
Witnesses recount:
“Terrible… Extremely horrible”
“The swaying was significant, I stood up and tried to get to a doorway and stumbled a little bit. It lasted nearly 5 minutes with the first 2 minutes being the strongest.”
Moments after the quake strikes Erbil people are rushing into the streets…
Moments quake strikes #Erbil, people rushing into streets. pic.twitter.com/aOhDQWBnIP
— Rekar Aziz (@Rekarricci) November 12, 2017
Everyone is standing outside in Kuwait…
#Earthquake in #kuwait. Everyone is standing outside. pic.twitter.com/WolwXLvzh3
— Imran Rafiq (@imranbird) November 12, 2017
Here some more pictures of the destructive quake in Iraq:
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