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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck northeast of Baghdad. It has been felt in Iraq, Kuwait, and northern Iran.
The quake hit the Iran-Iraq border region and had a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
The EMSC reported that the quake was widely felt more than 500 kilometers away from its epicenter.
It noted that it struck an area with low population.
Those who experienced the quake have taken to Twitter, stating that it has been felt in places including Baghdad, Sulaimaniyah and Erbil, cities in Kurdish regions of Iraq, and Israel.
Comment: Sputnik
reports the number of injured has reached 361:
"The number of people, who asked for medical treatment, amounts to 361," Kolivand said, quoted by the Fars news agency.
Earlier media reports said that people had been injured in the cities of Gilan Gharb, Sarpol Zahab and Qasr-e Shirin.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said that the Iraqi-Iranian border region had been hit by the 6.3-magnitude earthquake. The tremors were registered at 16:37 GMT, 163 kilometers (over 100 miles) northeast of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and 20 kilometers southwest of the Iranian city of Sarpol Zahab.
Iran has faced several powerful quakes recently. Last year, a disastrous 7.2-magnitude quake killed and wounded hundreds. Earthquakes are common in mountainous Iran, due to the convergence of four major tectonic plates in the region.
Comment: Sputnik reports the number of injured has reached 361: