5.1
EarthquakeStrongPAGER: yellow
M5.1 earthquake near Rānyah, Sulaymaniyah
3341 d ago · 23 Aug 2017, 13:42 UTC 29 km ENE of Koysinceq, Iraq
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Koysinceq, Iraq on 23 Aug 2017, 13:42 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Rānyah, about 9 km away in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
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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.