WORLD BULLETINS

November quake aftershocks felt

A SERIES of earthquakes with a magnitude of at least 5 have hit the Iran-Iraq border and even rattled Baghdad and parts of the Iraqi countryside, striking in the same area that saw a tremor in November that killed more than 530 people.

The US Geological Survey said seven quakes struck near the Iraqi city of Mandali and an eighth struck near Mehran in western Iran.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Seven had a preliminary magnitude of at least 5, while the eighth was a magnitude 4.

Earthquakes of magnitude 5 to 5.9 are classified as moderate, and can cause considerable damage. Iranian authorities offered similar figures for the earthquakes on state television.