A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the border area between Iraq and Iran on Thursday, Iraqi state news agency INA reported.
The epicenter of the earthquake is 8 miles outside Halabja, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, according to local reports.
IRNA, Iranian state news agency, reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 4 miles below the surface of the earth and was felt in the Kermanshah province.
Iraq's transportation ministry said the earthquake was felt in Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Erbil and Baghdad.
