5.4
EarthquakeStrongPAGER: green
M5.4 earthquake near Derbendîxan, Sulaymaniyah
3231 d ago · 11 Dec 2017, 14:09 UTC 23 km WSW of ?alabja, Iraq
What happened
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of ?alabja, Iraq on 11 Dec 2017, 14:09 UTC at a depth of 18 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Derbendîxan, about 8 km away in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.