The moment the Iran-Iraq earthquake struck, Earthquake rocks border area between Iraq, Iran, People react as they make their way through Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran, on Tuesday, November 14, two days after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. [26], 630 people died. [34], The South Korean actress Lee Young-ae donated $45,000 to the Embassy of Iran in Seoul to help the victims of the earthquake. [10] It was noted that older buildings remained standing, while many newer blocks collapsed. A crushed car is seen among the debris in Sarpol-e-Zahab on November 13. The Iranian Red Crescent Society was working in the hard-hit areas Monday with sniffer dogs, debris-removal teams, and teams offering emergency shelter and treatment, said Mansoureh Bagheri, a spokeswoman for the Iranian Red Crescent in Tehran. On November 12th, 2017, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the Iran-Iraq border in northwest Iran. The deadliest this century occurred in 2003 when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southeastern city of Bam, killing some 26,000 people. Residents of Sarpol-e Zahab huddle by a fire after the earthquake. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Kermanshah Province, western Iran, on [12 October 2017], has so far claimed at least 407 lives and injured over 6,700 others. We are grateful for global expressions of sympathy and offers of assistance. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Iran–Iraq_earthquake&oldid=1008705774, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 February 2021, at 17:07. 13 Nov 2017 In response to an outpouring of sympathy and offers to help, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif issued the following statement on Monday: "Heartbreaking images from the earthquake damage and loss of life in Kermanshah (and in Iraq). (CNN) — At least 402 people have died after the deadliest earthquake of 2017 struck the border region between Iraq and Iran late Sunday. Latest from this section Life may feel more normal even before herd immunity is reached A man rests atop salvaged belongings in Sarpol-e Zahab. Tweet. [4] The earthquake was felt throughout the Middle East and as far away as Israel, the Arabian Peninsula and Turkey. Iran's Revolutionary Guard was reportedly traveling to the affected areas to help with rescue efforts, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency. Iraqis search for trapped citizens on November 12. On Nov. 12, the deadliest earthquake of 2017, reaching a magnitude of 7.3, hit the border of Iran and Iraq. Two earthquake survivors embrace at the site of a collapsed building in Iraq's Darbandikhan district. Rahman Shikhani, the head of the Darbandikhan Dam, told CNN that cracks were spotted in the upper part of the structure but there was no water leakage. [22], The province of Kermanshah was the most affected area along with the cities of Halabja, Iraq and Sarpol-e Zahab being the hardest-hit. People try to get closer to the body of a relative who was killed in Sarpol-e Zahab. A wounded child receives medical treatment at a hospital in Sarpol-e Zahab on Monday, November 13. A man searches for people trapped in the rubble in Iraq's Darbandikhan district on Sunday, November 12. More than 450 people have been killed, with thousands more reported injured. But it is only the sixth earthquake of magnitude-7.0 or more in 2017 - there were 16 last year and 19 the year before. A man searches the rubble for survivors in Iraq's Darbandikhan district. [36], It was also reported that the Iranian Officials were visiting various affected places to provide assistance, according to CNN. People walk through rubble in Sarpol-e Zahab on November 13. أثار الزلزال في إيران. People mourn over the body of a quake victim in Sarpol-e Zahab on November 13. “The extent of the damage is still unclear as is the number of people affected by the earthquake”, says Stefan Jansen, Malteser International’s Country Coordinator for Iraq. The earthquake is the deadliest of the year, eclipsing the one that. By Shirzad Bozorgmehr and James Masters, CNN, Updated 0201 GMT (1001 HKT) November 14, 2017. [33] Sunni charities, such as the Iranian Call and Reform Organisation, were providing tents and water. Many thanks for all offers and we will keep you posted", "Iran protests set to continue amid collapsing currency, increasing pressure on regime". 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Nov. 13, 2017. Badrkhani said he rushed out of his home along with his family and joined neighbors on the streets. Iran sits on a major fault line between the Arabian and Eurasian plates and has experienced a number of earthquakes in the past. --Doostdar 09:13, 13 November 2017 (UTC) Agree, The center of earthquake is more close to … Members of the emergency services carry away the body of an earthquake victim in Sarpol-e-Zahab on November 14. The deadliest earthquake of 2017 struck Iran and Iraq late Sunday evening, rocking the two countries and killing at least 402 people. The epicentre was at a depth of 19.0 kilometres (11.8 mi), and the maximum perceived intensity was VIII (severe shaking) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [26][28] Further damages were seen as possible due to the threat of landslides induced by the shallow depth of the earthquake. [28], European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said the bloc was ready to cooperate with Iran in providing emergency relief aid,[28] and Italy's government issued orders to send 12 tonnes of tents, blankets and mobile kitchens on 13 November. Early reports indicate the town of Sarpol-e Zahab suffered severe damage, with surrounding areas in the mountainous region isolated by landslides. The quake was at a depth of 23 km (just over 14 miles), which is considered shallow, according to the survey. [19][20][21][9] The Iranian seismological centre registered at least 50 aftershocks within a few hours of the earthquake. The injured receive treatment at a hospital in Sarpol-e Zahab on November 13. [19][27] In Sarpol-e Zahab, the hospital was damaged and at least 142 people were killed, many who had lived in social housing complexes built by former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran-Iraq earthquake: More than 300 die in heavy tremor Powerful 7.3 magnitude tremor strikes Iran-Iraq border, killing at least 328 people and wounding more than 2,500. The 7.3-magnitude quake near the north-western border with Iraq killed at least 437 people and injured 10,000. This article is more than 2 years old. Upload media. 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 7.3 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. The November 2017 M w 7.3 Darbandikhan earthquake in the northern Zagros Mountains of Iran/Iraq was the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake to date in this mountain belt. Email. In 2003, a 6.6-magnitude quake destroyed the historic city of Bam in south-east Iran, killing 26,000 people. In Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, four people were killed in Darbandikhan, where a dam was hit by falling rocks. The border region between Iran and Iraq experienced the deadliest earthquake to date in 2017. By: CNN Posted at 2:55 PM, Nov 12, 2017 . TEHRAN — Iranians dug through rubble in a frantic search for survivors on Monday, after a powerful earthquake struck near the Iraqi … [4], It was felt as far away as Israel and the United Arab Emirates. A huge rescue effort is under way after a powerful earthquake struck Iran's mountainous border with Iraq, killing more than 400 people and injuring more than 7,000. But then I heard everyone around me screaming: 'Earthquake!'". CNN's Shirzad Bozorgmehr reported from Tehran and James Masters wrote from London. A rescue worker and his sniffer dog search for earthquake survivors in Sarpol-e-Zahab on November 13. At least 452 people were killed and thousands injured after a powerful earthquake struck near the border of Iran and Iraq late Sunday. [35], On 14 November, Iranian minister of foreign affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his gratitude for all the sympathy and offers of assistance Iran has received but declared that his country can manage the situation with its own resources for the time being. Published in Battle Creek Enquirer on Nov. 13, 2017. People sit on the rubble of a destroyed house after an earthquake in the city of Darbandikhan, northern Iraq. Instance of. More than 500 people have been killed when a major earthquake struck on the Iran-Iraq border, according to the Washington Post. Most of the casualties occurred in Iran, with over 540 dead and at least 8,000 injured. [6][7] More than 7,000 others were injured. [31] On 17 November, the Iranian government announced that the disaster has caused at least €5 billion of damage. This event was located within the Zagros fold and thrust belt which delimits the continental collision between the Arabian and Eurasian Plates. In a year that has so far seen a below-average seven M7+ earthquakes globally, the Mw 7.3 earthquake that struck the mountainous Iran-Iraq border region late evening local time on Sunday November 12, ranks as the most destructive and deadly earthquake of 2017. The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said 407 people were killed and 6,700 injured, mainly in Iran’s western provinces, after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Iraqi side of … Iraq's Meteorological Organization issued a warning on Iraqi state TV urging citizens to stay away from buildings and to refrain from using elevators. Rescue crews search through the rubble in Sarpol-e Zahab on November 13. On Sunday 12th November 2017, a major 7.3 magnitude quake hit Iraq at 9:18 p.m. (Local time), The quake struck near the north-eastern border with Iran. 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake. By Thomas Erdbrink. At this location, the relative convergence of the plates is about 26 mm per year. More than 400 people were killed in Iraq and Iran over the weekend when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the border in Iraqi Kurdistan. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, center, visits those affected by the quake in Sarpol-e Zahab on November 14. [31] Relief camps in Iran distributed 22,000 tents and 52,000 blankets in the days after the earthquake. [2][18][3][23][5][1] Ezgeleh was the nearest city to the epicentre of the earthquake. Location. State media outlet IRNA publishes photos showing earthquake destruction in Kermanshah Province. The earthquake hit late Sunday night with the epicenter in a rural area on the Iranian side of the border, just south of the Iraqi city of Halabja, according to the US Geological Survey, which tracks earthquake activity around the world. As you might know, on Sunday, November 12, 2017, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the border between Iran and Iraq. More than 500 people have been killed when a major earthquake struck on the Iran-Iraq border, according to the Washington Post. [1][18][3] According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale[2] and was caused by movement on a thrust fault dipping at a shallow angle to the northeast. Residents stand between tents in a temporary camp erected for quake survivors in Sarpol-e Zahab. [10], Turkey was the first country to offer aid, through its Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, announcing that 92 rescue personnel were on standby, together with 4,000 tents and 7,000 blankets. [10][9][22] At least seven people were killed and another 500 injured in neighbouring Iraq, according to officials in Iraqi Kurdistan. Meanwhile in Iran, the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent a message of condolence and urged military and civilian help to be dispatched to quake victims. Sunday's quake is the deadliest to hit Iran since 2012. 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake; Trang sử dụng tại es.wikipedia.org Terremoto de Kermanshah de 2017; Trang sử dụng tại id.wikipedia.org Gempa bumi Kurdistan 2017; Trang sử dụng tại my.wikipedia.org အီရန်-အီရတ် ငလျင် Trang sử dụng tại nl.wikipedia.org Aardbeving Kermanshah 2017 earthquake. The aftermath of the quake in Sarpol-e Zahab. The country's interior and health ministers are already there to supervise the rescue operations, it said. Why is Iran prone to earthquakes? For now, we can manage with our own resources. At least … A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday at a depth of 23 kilometers. More than 500 villages in the region suffered damage, Bagheri told CNN. A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed over 530 people and left 8,000 injured in both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast, authorities reported on Monday. November 2017 earthquake near the Iran–Iraq international border. Majida Ameer, who lives in the south of Baghdad, said she ran to the streets with her three children after the quake hit late Sunday. CNN's Mohammad Jambaz in Erbil, Iraq, and Paul Murphy and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report. Iranian rescuers search the wreckage of a building in the city of Pole-Zahab in Kermanshah Province, Iran. Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran's updated report of earthquake. It was the eighth strongest to hit the region since 1900, and the strongest to hit within 150 miles (250 kilometers) in the last century. Image collected on 15th November 2017 Image collected on 15th November 2017 The image clearly shows an array of tension crack running northwest to southeast towards the top of the slope, and there is extensive slip in the upper portion of the slope as well. Rescue workers carry a victim's body out of a collapsed building in Sarpol-e-Zahab on November 13. Rescue efforts are under way in Iraq and Iran after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between the two countries, killing more than 450 people and injuring an estimated 7,400. A man searches through a damaged building in Sarpol-e Zahab. Nov. 14, 2017. … [4] The convergence is quite oblique to the Zagros belt, although it is partitioned into orthogonal dip-slip motion within the active thrust belt and dextral (right lateral) strike-slip motion along the Main Recent Fault to the northeast of the Zagros Mountains. [10] Rescue dogs were also used by the Iranian Red Crescent in order to search for survivors. [17], The earthquake occurred near the Iran–Iraq border,[1][18][3][5] approximately 220 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of Baghdad. Last modified on Mon 27 Nov 2017 08.47 EST. "I was sitting with my kids having dinner and suddenly the building was just dancing in the air," Ameer told Reuters. Approximately 348 people are confirmed dead and over 4,000 are injured; this fatality rate is expected to rise. Iran-Iraq earthquake: Death tol… Another nine people were killed and 550 injured on the Iraqi side of the border. Powerful Iran-Iraq earthquake is deadliest of 2017. Pourya Badrkhani, a music teacher in Kermanshah, Iran, told CNN he was sitting at home watching television when the quake hit. Please pray for all those affected by Sunday’s earthquake in Iran and Iraq. People in Sulaimaniya search for people trapped in rubble on November 12. 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Zarand in the southeastern province of Kerman, earthquakes jolted northwest Iran, killing at least 300. [4], This was the strongest earthquake recorded in the region since a 6.1 Mw event in January 1967. The quake killed at least 452 people – 445 in Iran – when it struck near the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday. Wikipedia. The November 12, 2017 M 7.3 earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border in northwest Iran (220 km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq) occurred as the result of oblique-thrust faulting at mid-crustal depth (~25 km). Officials raise Iran-Iraq earthquake death toll to at least 530. A man takes a picture of a destroyed structure near Iraq's Darbandikhan Lake on November 13. With at least 630 people killed (mostly in Iraq's Kurdish Halabja area and the Iranian Kurdish dominated province of Kermanshah),[6][7] and more than 8,100 injured, as well as many more unaccounted for,[14][8][15] it was the deadliest earthquake of 2017. It was. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani planned to travel to Kermanshah to oversee rescue work on Tuesday, Iranian state TV reported. 7.3 magnitude and 19 km deep earthquake occurred at a distance of 32 km south-west of the Iraqi city of Aleppo, at a point near the Iraqi / Iranian border, at 21:19 Turkey time. [32], In Sarpol-e Zahab, some residents blamed the widespread destruction on poor construction quality and government corruption. Members of the Turkish Red Crescent distribute aid to quake survivors in Iraq's Darbandikhan district on November 13. "I thought at first that it was a huge bomb. نخستین تصاویر از آواربرداری و بیرون کشیدن اجساد جان باختگان زلزله در سر پل ذهاب ویدئو: ستار فتاحی #ایسنا_نیوز #ایسنا #سرپل_ذهاب #زلزله ۹۶/۸/۲۲, A post shared by Iranian Student's News Agency (@isna.news) on Nov 13, 2017 at 12:02am PST. Many thanks for all offers and we will keep you posted.". Meanwhile hundreds of people were injured in the region, though most of these were minor injuries, said Rasheed, the health minister. Days after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit near the Iran-Iraq border, survivors are still struggling to cope with the aftermath, attending funerals for the dead and sleeping in tents or cars. The earthquake measured a depth of 9.9 km. and last updated 2017-11-14 07:47:37-05. [16], The earthquake was located within the Zagros fold and thrust belt, part of the broad and complex zone of continental collision between the Arabian and Eurasian Plates. On 12 November 2017, a M W =7.3 earthquake struck near the Iranian town of Ezgeleh, at the Iran‐Iraq border. For estimates of casualties and damage, visit the USGS Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) website. Tehran, Iran (CNN)At least 452 people were killed and thousands injured after a powerful earthquake struck near the border of Iran and Iraq late Sunday. This story was first published on CNN.com "Powerful Iran-Iraq earthquake is deadliest of 2017." [29], The earthquake left about 70,000 people homeless across 14 Iranian provinces,[10][30] destroying approximately 12,000 homes and damaging another 15,000. At about 2130 local time on 12 November 2017, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Iran-Iraq border. [24] More than half of the Iranian casualties were from Sarpol-e-Zahab and the Ezgeleh District, which have a combined population of over 30,000. Halabja Governorate, Halabja Governorate, Ozgoleh, Iran. A man checks the interior of a damaged house after an earthquake in the city of Darbandikhan. Emergency responders gather near collapsed buildings in the Darbandikhan district of Iraq's Sulaimaniya province. IRNA has published more photos showing the destruction the earthquake wrought on Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran. 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 7.3 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, [4][13] closest to the epicentre, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan. Over a decade earlier, in June 1990, an estimated 37,000 people were killed and the northern cities of Rudbar, Manjil, and Lushan were destroyed along with hundreds of villages. Around 100 of the dead are believed to be from one town in Iran's Kermanshah province, the country's semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Reporting from the worst-affected city of Sarpol-e Zahab and the surrounding villages, the New York Times painted a picture of destruction and shock, even in a region accustomed to earthquakes and war. Iranians mourn over the body of a victim following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western province of Kermanshah. A wounded person is rushed to a hospital in Iraq's Sulaimaniya province on November 12. We are grateful for global expressions of sympathy and offers of assistance. A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake has rocked the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing more than 400 people and injuring thousands … The death toll has topped 530, while 8,000 more people have been injured. [33], The International Committee of the Red Cross had arrived by 13 November. This should be called 2017 Iran-Iraq border earthquake, as its epicenter is in near the border line inside Iran.--F4fluids 22:34, 12 November 2017 (UTC) It's Azgaleh Earthquake. [25] Officials announced that schools in Kermanshah and Ilam provinces would be closed following the quake. He said people were donating blood to help the injured while others have volunteered to go and help the border cities, which he says were the worst affected. For now, we can manage with our own resources. ... Tue 14 Nov 2017 10.21 EST. Planet Labs image of the landslides triggered by the Iran-Iraq earthquake. Rescuers use machinery to search for survivors in Sarpol-e Zahab on November 14. People cry near the wreckage of their home in Sarpol-e Zahab on November 13. Despite extensive research in this region, the nature of active faults in the Arabian basement beneath the Zagros Mountains is largely unresolved. “On Tuesday, Iranian officials called off rescue operations on the grounds there was little chance of finding more survivors from the quake,” ABC News reported. ... Iraq following an earthquake on Oct. 12, 2017. 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