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3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northwest Baiji in Salah al-Din

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rafidayn24 Sep 17, 2026
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3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northwest Baiji in Salah al-Din

The Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology announced today, Thursday, the recording of an earthquake with a magnitude of three degrees on the Richter scale, located northwest of Baiji city in Salah al-Din governorate. The organization stated that its seismic observatories detected the tremor on Thursday evening, noting that it occurred approximately 36 kilometers northwest of Baiji. A number of residents living near the epicenter felt the earthquake, while no reports of material or human damage have been received thus far.