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An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 strikes west of Sulaymaniyah.

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19/10/2026 | 10:20 PM

The director of the meteorological and seismic monitoring department in Sulaymaniyah, Jawhar Hamalaw, reported this evening, Monday, that an earthquake measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale was recorded west of the city of Sulaymaniyah.

Hamalaw stated in a press interview that I reviewed for the "News Video Agency" that the tremor was registered at (8:41 Baghdad time) in the area located west of the city of Sulaymaniyah.

This tremor is part of the seismic activity occurring in the mountainous regions of the Kurdistan region, as the area lies within a geographical range affected by the tectonic activity resulting from the movement of tectonic plates, making it susceptible to earthquakes of varying intensity.