A powerful 6.3R earthquake has just been reported in Iran-Iraq border, at the location shown in the map above. The event was felt to places over 150km away. USGS said the quake was at a depth of 65 kilometers (40 miles) and struck 114 km northwest of the city of Ilam, close to Iran’s border with Iraq. Our prediction calendar for Iran, published a month ago, is shown below and the FDL Method peak is shown for your reference.
EDITED: There has been already a few aftershocks and an aftershock of 5.6R as can be seen from the announcement in EMSC
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| Magnitude | mb 6.3 |
| Region | IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION |
| Date time | 2018-11-25 16:37:34.5 UTC |
| Location | 34.16 N ; 45.69 E |
| Depth | 46 km |
| Distances | 148 km NE of Baghdad, Iraq / pop: 5,673,000 / local time: 19:37:35.3 2018-11-25 101 km NW of Īlām, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 141,000 / local time: 20:07:35.3 2018-11-25 36 km SW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 51,700 / local time: 20:07:35.3 2018-11-25 |
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