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Recording an earthquake in northern Iraq
History of edits :: 1330253165 • 2 times readable • Published in the section: Iraq News
Recorded seismic observatories in the General Authority for meteorological and seismic monitoring of the Ministry of Transport earthquake, night, northern Iraq, near the Iraqi-Turkish border.
A statement by the Information Office of the Ministry of Transportation: "The strength of the tremor recorded in the eleventh hour and minute the twenty-seventh of last night, amounted to / 3.5 / on the Richter scale, consisting of nine degrees, the distance / / 80 km northeast of Dohuk There were no reports the presence of damage. "
The statement added: "The Zagros mountain range and its surroundings are the most important sources for earthquakes north and northeast of Iraq because of what they contain the series of geological faults and transverse faults and deep, which are hotbeds of potential seismic activity." / 4
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History of edits :: 1330253165 • 2 times readable • Published in the section: Iraq News
Recorded seismic observatories in the General Authority for meteorological and seismic monitoring of the Ministry of Transport earthquake, night, northern Iraq, near the Iraqi-Turkish border.
A statement by the Information Office of the Ministry of Transportation: "The strength of the tremor recorded in the eleventh hour and minute the twenty-seventh of last night, amounted to / 3.5 / on the Richter scale, consisting of nine degrees, the distance / / 80 km northeast of Dohuk There were no reports the presence of damage. "
The statement added: "The Zagros mountain range and its surroundings are the most important sources for earthquakes north and northeast of Iraq because of what they contain the series of geological faults and transverse faults and deep, which are hotbeds of potential seismic activity." / 4
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