Earthquake near the Iraqi-Syrian border

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    Baghdad-INA  
    The Meteorological and Seismic Monitoring Authority announced, today, Sunday, that an earthquake was recorded on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
     
    The Authority said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): that "An earthquake struck the Iraqi-Syrian border, about 85 km from Nineveh Governorate."
     
    It added, "The magnitude of the earthquake reached (2.1) degrees and occurred on the Iraqi-Syrian border, about 85 km from Tal Afar District - Nineveh Governorate, and was recorded at 7:7:40 pm on Sunday."
     
    It indicated that "the earthquake was not felt by citizens living near its occurrence.