BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - At least six people died in one just city in Iraq and several dozen were killed across the border in Iran on Sunday when a strong earthquake hit the region, officials and state media in the two countries said.
The US Geological Survey said the quake measured a magnitude of 7.3, while an Iraqi meteorology official put its magnitude at 6.5 with the epicenter in Penjwin in Sulaimaniyah province in the Kurdistan region close to the main border crossing with Iran.
