An earthquake struck an area near Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region yesterday evening , Sunday . The Earthquake website reported that an earthquake struck an area north of Erbil, near the city of Dohuk, with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale .

The site added that the depth of the earthquake was 5 kilometers , while official sources confirmed that citizens felt the earthquake, which was of moderate intensity , according to their description.

Meanwhile, a responsible source in the Meteorology Department reported that an earthquake struck Nineveh Governorate at around 9 pm.