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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts northern Iraq

- Quake's epicenter recorded near Baynijwayn district in Sulaymaniyah region

News Service
08:58 - 7/04/2021 Wednesday
Update: 09:00 - 7/04/2021 Wednesday
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck the Sulaymaniyah area in northern Iraq on Tuesday.

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake's epicenter was in the Baynijwayn district in Sulaymaniyah and was recorded at 18.12 p.m., local time (1512GMT).

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