Magnitude 3.6 earthquake recorded near Iraq-Iran border in Sulaymaniyah

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck near the Iraq-Iran border on Wednesday morning, according to Iraq's General Authority for Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring. The agency said the tremor occurred at 10:49:40 local time about 20 kilometers northeast of Penjwin district in Sulaymaniyah province. The Earthquake Monitoring Unit recorded the event on the Richter scale but reported receiving no information on whether residents near the epicenter felt the shaking. No damage or casualties were mentioned in the statement. The authority urged residents to follow earthquake safety guidelines and rely only on official sources for updates. It also called for the careful implementation of precautionary measures in case of future seismic activity.