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M1.9 Earthquake near IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION (Iraq)

UTC time: 2025-10-06 12:49:24 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 6, 2025 at 12:49 UTC, a magnitude M1.9 earthquake occurred near IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION (Iraq). With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
0cb211c4bf354826a3f19fe233647377b275540c
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-06 12:49:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Iraq
City
mhafzt nynwy
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.63560, 44.01280
Temperature
31.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 km — shallower than the regional average (15.2 km)
Regional average: 15.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Erbil International AirportIraq · EBL · ORER
    44.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Iraq

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 34 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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