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Earthquake in Iraq today
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No M2.5+ earthquake in Iraq in the last 24 hours None in the past 7 days in the USGS M2.5+ feed either.
Was there an earthquake in Iraq today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off Iraq in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+
- Largest in 30 days
- — none M2.5+
- Past 12 months
- 17 M2.5+
- Largest in 12 months
- M4.9 36 km SSW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran, May 5, 2026
Earthquakes in Iraq today
No earthquake of M2.5 or more has been located in Iraq in the last 24 hours. Over the past 7 days USGS lists 0, and 0 in the past 30 days (all M2.5+).
Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.
Earthquakes in Iraq in the past 7 days
No M2.5+ earthquake in Iraq in the past 7 days.
Largest earthquakes in Iraq in the past year
USGS located 17 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off Iraq in the past 12 months, 0.1% of the 28,885 recorded worldwide, or about 0.3 a week. This week's 0 is below that average. The strongest was M4.9 on May 5, 2026 (36 km SSW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran).
| Date | Magnitude | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | M4.9 | 10 km | 36 km SSW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran |
| Jan 11, 2026 | M4.8 | 10 km | 54 km WSW of Jongīyeh, Iran |
| Feb 27, 2026 | M4.6 | 10 km | 28 km WSW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran |
| Nov 1, 2025 | M4.6 | 10 km | 40 km WSW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran |
| Dec 9, 2025 | M4.5 | 10 km | 30 km WSW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran |
| Aug 1, 2026 | M4.4 | 10 km | 30 km SE of Kirkuk, Iraq |
| Jul 30, 2026 | M4.3 | 10 km | 16 km SE of Kirkuk, Iraq |
| Feb 20, 2026 | M4.3 | 10 km | 24 km NW of Mandalī, Iraq |
| Nov 22, 2025 | M4.3 | 10 km | 21 km E of Bayjī, Iraq |
| Aug 29, 2026 | M4.2 | 10 km | 38 km W of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran |
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes in Iraq in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
Earthquakes near cities in Iraq
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).