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Minor earthquake strikes Iraq's Sulaimaniyah

16/08/2026 | 23:29:38

Minor earthquake strikes Iraq's Sulaimaniyah

Baghdad, Aug. 16 (Petra) -- An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale struck the Sulaimaniyah governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Sunday, according to the Iraqi Seismic Observatory.

The observatory said in a statement that the tremor occurred northeast of the city of Chamchamal within Sulaimaniyah governorate.

No casualties or material damage were reported.

//Petra// AF

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