Earthquake details

Saturday, July 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iraq on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 20:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Al-Hamdaniya District (Iraq - IQ), about 42.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.353 and latitude 35.888.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.8 km
Coordinates	35.888, 43.353
UTC time	2009-07-18 20:32:29.990

Location	Al-Hamdaniya District
Country	Iraq (IQ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-07-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Al-Hamdaniya District	42.7 km
Mosul	54.0 km
Erbil	68.0 km
Kirkuk	105.0 km
Sīnah	106.3 km
Bayjī	107.4 km
Duhok	113.8 km
Koysinceq	116.9 km
Hajiawa	135.4 km
Soran	136.7 km
Jamjamāl	139.6 km
Sinjār	141.3 km

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