Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Iranian-Iraqi Border – Seismological Centre

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Iranian territory close to the border with Iraq on Sunday afternoon, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

The EMSC registered the tremor 87 kilometers (54 miles) northwest of Ilam, a Kurdish-majority city in western Iran, and 141 kilometers (87 miles) northeast of Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Felt #earthquake (#زلزله) M4.1 strikes 40 km SW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (#Iran) 41 min ago. Please report to: https://t.co/8T0r8v9LeH pic.twitter.com/OWb1w0O7Ng

— EMSC (@LastQuake) 6 января 2019 г.

​The EMSC said the epicenter was at the depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles). A shallower 4.1-magnitude aftershock was reported closer to the border minutes later.

The agency estimated the population in the area where the quake was felt at around 30 million. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.