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Witness location : Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (38 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20164 min

درخانه بمانید تا پایان زلزله

Witness location : Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (38 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 547260 min

صدای انفجار!لرزش به حدی بود ک نتونستم رو پاهام وایسم! هیچوقت اینقدر نترسیدم!
فاجعه!!!😭😭😭😭

Witness location : Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (38 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 547796 min

صدای انفجار!لرزش به حدی بود ک نتونستم رو پاهام وایسم! هیچوقت اینقدر نترسیدم!
فاجعه!!!😭😭😭😭

Witness location : Darbandikhan (Iraq) (38 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37549 min

هزة قوية جداً مع اضرار

Witness location : Halabja (Iraq) (44 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1630 min

You are shocked 😮

Witness location : Halabja (Iraq) (44 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4239 min

زلزلە در مطقە ما قابل تحمل نەبود

Witness location : Qasr-e Shirin (Iran) (44 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5002 min

زلزله بسیار شدیدی بود، قصر شیرین 28 نفر کشته شد .

Witness location : حلبجة (Iraq) (44 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 366 min

I had never fell earthqueak stornger like that wow

Witness location : Kalar (Iraq) (51 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

it was very scary, we all run out of the home and the electricity was shut off

Witness location : Paveh (Iran) (54 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13906 min

خانە ها و وسایل بشدت تکان خوردند

Witness location : (Iran) (58 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 160 min

سد داریان. مرز عراق

Witness location : Marivan (Iran) (85 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1704 min

People were so scared yesterday night.

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (90 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

It was so intense. While I was on phone sppeaking to a friend of mine from another city, we both felt the quake and I could hear his kid crying of the fear! 30 minutes passes and my legs still shaking!

Witness location : As Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (92 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Süleymaniye de hissettik.

Witness location : Penjwen (Iraq) (92 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7816 min

i felt this earthquake while i was in bed

Witness location : Penjwen (Iraq) (93 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It was to strong .. In penjwen .. iraq-iran border.. may alla bless Us

Witness location : As Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 439 min

It is really strong!

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

i never felt anything stronger than this in my life.

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

Some of our Neighbors left our 16 story apartment block. A few even drove away

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 121 min

Really it was too strong I was in bath and waiting for deathly angel , God blessing all of us

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 149 min

Was strong

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 241 min

It was very strong

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 243 min

Was so strong

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (93 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1563 min

Severe quake I have ever seen in my life

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (94 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1233 min

IT WAS VERY VERY STRONG, WE HAD TO RUN AWAY FROM OUR HOME. May God bless us.

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (95 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1037 min

It was very scary in out apartment

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (96 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2463 min

It was so strong and terrible and long time maybe it was 1 minute

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (97 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

About 1min earth quaik

Witness location : Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (99 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

IT was too strong is was around 30 sec

Witness location : (Iraq) (101 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2372 min

Unbelievable moment

Witness location : Sanandaj (Iran) (117 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 71 min

So strong !

Witness location : Sanandaj (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (119 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

It was really terrible!

Witness location : Sanandaj (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (119 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1060 min

In our city, fortunately it had no damage, but we were really scared because first it was at least20 seconds long and then it had a horrible roar like sound.

Witness location : (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (123 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5356 min

بسیار‌ وحشتناک. بیشترین خسارت شهرستان های سرپل ذهاب، ثلاث باباجانی، قصرشیرین و اسلام آبادغرب دیده اند.

Witness location : Kermanshah (Iran) (123 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 53 min

Hear is distroied. Mohammad rezaei from kermanshah

Witness location : Kermanshah (Iran) (124 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 271 min

The strongest earthquake , I have ever felt .The time of the event was too long , about 20-30 seconds .

Witness location : Kermanshah (Iran) (124 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 785 min

Most horrible feelings ever! Power cut off, no damage, some frames fallen from wall, All neighbors left building, drove to near , ,park, slept in car until 8 am iran time,Now came back home and resting in hall

Witness location : Kermanshah (Iran) (124 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4573 min

خیلی وحشتناک.فاصله ی ۶متری حیات تا داخل کوچه رو نتونستم درست تعادلمو حفظ کنم.با دوتا بچه ی کوچیک .همش فکر میکردم میشه به داخل کوچه برسیم😑😑

Witness location : Province de Kermanshah (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (124 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37627 min

This earthquake was very long and all people afraid ed, and all people in kermanshah were in car and in street all of night

Witness location : Baneh (Iran) (134 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

😨

Witness location : Baneh (Iran) (134 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1076 min

I didnot feel earthquake like this before....so scary with long distace

Witness location : Kirkuk (Iraq) (148 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 70 min

My family and me still fritend

Witness location : Kirkuk (Iraq) (148 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 935 min

هزه قويه

Witness location : Dehgolan (Iran) (153 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

وحشتناک بود

Witness location : Kirkuk (Iraq) (153 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 201 min

It was strong and took about 30 seconds

Witness location : Kirkuk (Iraq) (153 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 226 min

God it was so strong and scary... I thought we're gonna die!

Witness location : Sardasht (Iran) (156 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 230 min

Very strong

Witness location : Yathrib (Iraq) (165 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Lasted maybe 10 seconds

Witness location : Yathrib (Iraq) (165 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Wow

Witness location : Balad (Iraq) (165 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

This was the strogest i ever felt.

Witness location : قلعة دزة (Iraq) (167 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Qaladza

Witness location : Qalat Dizah (Iraq) (167 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 117 min

لەوەتەی ھەم شتی وا عەجایەبم نەدیوە زۆری بەقەوەت بوو...

Witness location : Koysinjaq (Iraq) (181 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

It was powerful, and this is the first time I have ever felt  an earthquake in my life in such strength, but fortunately there were no casualties in Koya and its outskirts.

Witness location : Ranya (Iraq) (184 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

ماوةى ٦ چركه بؤ ٨ چركه

Witness location : Ranya (Iraq) (185 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Ranya .Slemani .Iraq

Witness location : (Iraq) (187 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

Huge shaking, started from low to strong.
Walls and shelfs were swinging, but no damages
Football players don't feel it during match

Witness location : (Iraq) (187 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Меня реально качало даже лёжа в кровати

Witness location : Būkān (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (195 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 195 min

Its very strong,

Witness location : (Iraq) (195 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 153 min

I felt like It was a turbulence! Never felt an earthquake!

Witness location : Tikrit (Iraq) (202 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 60 min

It is the first one ever happens at the city

Witness location : مدينة الشعب (Iraq) (204 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4165 min

It was short but significant

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (208 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

Feeling and continued for seconds

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (210 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 116 min

It’s last for 20 second

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Really strong and long

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Allah'a şükür Bağdat green Zone da sorun yok

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

this is 1st time in my life living an earth quake experience!
terrifying...

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 88 min

I felt it was the biggest earthquake ever happened here in Baghdad

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 116 min

I lost the feel of my legs durnig the earthquake and only regained it after a while.

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 211 min

I felt a slow movement of ground.

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 228 min

We feel it in baghdad

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 323 min

It was terrible

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1040 min

هذه الحالة التي شعرنا بها

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1757 min

It was a horrible night, at first I thought that I’m just feeling dizzy!, but then I realized it’s an EQ! I never felt such a strong EQ in my whole life before like that one!

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (214 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3086 min

صارت بلقنادر 🤪🤪🤪

Witness location : Kuhdasht (Iran) (214 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 89 min

ریدم به خودم . خیلی شدید بود

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (215 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2236 min

Its first time to feel earthquake something terrifying i can't imagine what happened

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (215 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1795 min

Strong and for the first time like that

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (216 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1135 min

I thought that the earth had been hit by meteor hahaha.

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (216 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4508 min

its was strong , and its my first time to fell like this. thanks my god to save us

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (216 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 234 min

strong about 20 seconds, The first one for about 5 seconds the second is stronger for about 15 seconds

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (220 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Everything start to shake زلزال. بلش كلشي يهتز بالبيت

Witness location : (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (223 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23245 min

وحشتناک بود

Witness location : Erbil (Iraq) (224 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1665 min

It was the strongest I ever felt in Erbil, Kurdistan.

Witness location : Baghdad (Iraq) (226 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Felt it all the way at the Baghdad international terminal

Witness location : Shaqlawa (Iraq) (227 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1662 min

the strongest i have seen

Witness location : (Iraq) (229 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

It's Horrible....