The General Directorate of Meteorology and Seismology of the Kurdistan Region announced that an earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded this Wednesday morning at a depth of 10 kilometres underground, north of the city of Kirkuk.
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the General Directorate of Meteorology and Seismology at the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kurdistan Regional Government issued a statement saying that an earthquake occurred within the boundaries of Kirkuk city at 7:28 this morning.
According to the directorate’s data, the earthquake measured (3.4) on the Richter scale and occurred at a depth of (10) kilometres underground. The earthquake’s epicentre was also (25) kilometres north of Kirkuk city.
