site.btaNo Reports So Far of Bulgarian Casualties in Iran-Iraq Earthquake

Sofia, November 13 (BTA) - No reports have been received so far of any Bulgarian citizens injured or killed in an earthquake that hit an Iran-Iraq border region late Sunday evening, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Monday, citing information from the Bulgarian diplomatic missions in Tehran and Baghdad.

The 7.6 magnitude quake was registered by the European Mediterranean Seismic Centre at 21:18 hrs local time, epicentred 204 km northeast of Baghdad and 108 km west of Kermanshah, Iran.

The Bulgarian embassies in Tehran and Baghdad can be reached for enquiries on telephone +98 930 568 3409 (Tehran) and +964 7809237587 (Baghdad).