TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the region along the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 61 people and injuring 300 in Iran, an Iranian official said. Iranian state TV said Iraqi officials had reported six deaths and 200 injuries inside Iraq, though there was no official comment from Iraq’s government. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centred 19 miles (31 kilometres) outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja. Iranian state TV also said Iraqi officials reported at least six people dead inside Iraq, along with more than 50 people injured in Sulaymaniyah province and about 150 in Khanaquin city. The semi-official Iranian ILNA news agency said at least 14 provinces in Iran had been affected by the earthquake.

Source: National Post November 12, 2017 19:07 UTC