...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates...
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said Sunday's quake hit close to Halabjah, southeast of Sulaymaniyah, a city in the Iraqi region administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
The tremor struck at 21:18 local time (18:18) GMT, and its epicentre was at a depth of 33.9km.
Al Jazeera's Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight...
, reporting from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, said cars came to a standstill as the buildings began to sway.
"Baghdad is not prone to earthquakes so when people began to come outside, the shock was visible on the faces."
"For the first few seconds, I actually thought an kaboom had taken place, but as it carried on - for up to a minute - I realised it was an earthquake," he added.
Pictures and footage published on social media showed people seeking safety in the streets of Sulaymaniyah while the interiors of buildings shook.