ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted Erbil on Tuesday evening. The tremors were felt across several areas in the Kurdistan Region.
"The quake measured 4.8 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter between southern and northern Kurdistan," said Mohammed Kamal, a meteorological and seismological forecaster in the Kurdistan Region, told Rudaw.
The earthquake struck an area between Mergasur and Hakkari - also known as Colemerg in Kurdish - in southeastern Turkey, according to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
Residents in central Erbil reported feeling the quake. Mergasur is about 75 kilometers north of Erbil, near the border with Colemerg, located around 150 kilometers north of Erbil.
Tremors were also felt in several other areas, including Akre, Bardarash, Rwanduz, and Soran and more. Gharib Majid, Rudaw’s reporter in Zakho north of the Kurdistan Region, said the quake was also felt in Zakho.
