2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake
Damage in Kermanshah. | |
| UTC time | 2017-11-12 18:18:17 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 617943542 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 12 November 2017 |
| Local time | 21:48 IRST |
| Magnitude | Mw 7.4 |
| Depth | 19.0 km (12 mi) |
| Epicenter | 34°54′18″N 45°57′22″E / 34.905°N 45.956°E |
| Fault | Zagros fold and thrust belt |
| Type | Thrust |
| Areas affected | |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Landslides | Yes |
| Casualties | 630 dead 8,100+ injured 70,000+ homeless |
On 12 November 2017 at 18:18 UTC (21:48 Iran Standard Time, 21:18 Arabia Standard Time), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.4 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, with the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja, and the Kurdish dominated places of Ezgeleh, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah province in Iran, closest to the epicentre, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan.
It was felt as far away as Israel and the United Arab Emirates. With at least 630 people killed (mostly in Iraq's Kurdish Halabja area and the Iranian Kurdish dominated province of Kermanshah), more than 8,100 injured, and many more unaccounted for, it was the deadliest earthquake of 2017.