An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 has struck Iraq, about 20 miles (32km) southwest of the city of Halabjah, near to the Iraq-Iran border, the US Geological Survey has said.
It initially said the quake was of a magnitude 7.2, before revising it to 7.3.
An official from the Iraqi Meteorology department said that the earthquake could be felt across large parts of Iraq, including the capital Baghdad - but put the magnitude at around 6.5.
Over the border in Iran, the country's seismological centre said a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Azgaleh.
Iranian state television that the earthquake had been felt in a number of cities in the country and had damaged eight villages, including knocking out electricity in a number of those villages. (The Independent)
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