TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful earthquake shook the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday, killing more than 140 people and injuring 860 in Iran alone, state media there said. The Baghdad government did not immediately give word on damage or casualties in that country. The 7.3-magnitude quake was centred 31 kilometres outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja, according to the most recent measurements from the U.S. Geological Survey. The semi-official ILNA news agency said at least 14 provinces in Iran had been affected by the earthquake. In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake flattened the historic city of Bam, killing 26,000 people.

Source: National Post November 12, 2017 23:48 UTC