Max magnitude
7.3
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
332 events tracked
Iraq seismic overview
Iraq earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Iraq, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.5
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
21.6 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Iraq earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.3
Moderate
2026-02-20 08:46:01 UTC
Mandalī, Iraq
Earthquake near Mandalī
10.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-02-20 08:37:50 UTC
Al Miqdādīyah, Iraq
Earthquake near Al Miqdādīyah
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-01-12 11:11:10 UTC
Basra, Iraq
Earthquake near Basra
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-01-11 17:02:39 UTC
Basra, Iraq
Earthquake near Basra
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2026-01-08 05:59:59 UTC
Bayjī, Iraq
Earthquake near Bayjī
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2025-11-22 16:29:10 UTC
Bayjī, Iraq
Earthquake near Bayjī
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2024-12-12 14:20:25 UTC
Bayjī, Iraq
Earthquake near Bayjī
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2024-11-14 21:08:22 UTC
Basra, Iraq
Earthquake near Basra
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2024-09-09 00:03:46 UTC
Amarah, Iraq
Earthquake near Amarah
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2024-07-30 19:46:43 UTC
Kifrī, Iraq
Earthquake near Kifrī
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Iraq
All period
Activity rhythm
Iraq earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Live geography
Iraq earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Iraq.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
February 2026
2 earthquakes
January 2026
3 earthquakes
November 2025
1 earthquakes
December 2024
1 earthquakes
November 2024
1 earthquakes
September 2024
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Iraq
Mandalī
Population 29,785
289 earthquakes
Halabja
Population 57,333
243 earthquakes
Kifrī
Population 30,143
228 earthquakes
Al Miqdādīyah
Population 50,698
221 earthquakes
Amarah
Population 323,302
137 earthquakes
Sulaymaniyah
Population 878,146
116 earthquakes
Tuz Khurmatu District
Population 59,886
102 earthquakes
Soran
Population 125,000
83 earthquakes
Jamjamāl
Population 75,634
76 earthquakes
Kut
Population 315,162
74 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
65 years
| 2017 | 7.3 | 20 |
| 1944 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1917 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 1980 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 1956 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1938 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 12 |
| 1998 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 1958 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 46 |
| 2001 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 1991 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 1972 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 1930 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1907 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5.4 | 2 |
| 1932 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 21 |
| 2002 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1935 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1940 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1929 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1964 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 1981 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 1975 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5.0 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5.0 | 9 |
| 1974 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4.9 | 9 |
| 1986 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 1989 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 1985 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4.7 | 9 |
| 1983 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 1982 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 1979 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 1995 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 1990 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 1984 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 1996 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 1987 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 3 |