United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 5.7 earhquake shook parts of Southern Iraq shortly after Wed.-Thu. midnight.
USGS website mentioned that the epicenter of the earthquake was 70 kms NNE from Amara, 140 kms E from Kut, and 290 kms ESE from Baghdad, right on the the borderline between Iraq and Iran.
Three Iraqi websites mentioned some details about it.
It was mentioned that the earthquake was clearly felt in Amara, where the major earthquake was followed by another one shortly afterwards. Radio Nawa website reported that families went out of their homes after ceiling fans began to shake and vases started shaking and falling as the ground shook around 00:52 local time on 28 Aug.
Further east in Thi Qar Province, and its capital Nasiriya, it was reported that the Northern areas of the Province (which are closer to the epicenter) shook stronger than the Southern areas.
Voices of Iraq website mentioned that a source in Basra Seismological Center was quoted saying that the earthquake was followed by other smaller quakes.
There were no reports of human casualties.
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