An earthquake hit Kurdistan region today.

The earthquake struck many cities including Sulaimani, Erbil, Halabja, Duhok and some southeren provinces of Iraq with a Richter of 5.7, at 4:43 PM on Sunday afternoon January 6, 2019.

According to the leaked informations, the origin of the earthquake was from Elam city of Iran, and resulted of no damage in Kurdistan Region.

Prepared by: Dr. Yadasht Salih