M7.3 quake hits Iran-Iraq border, killing more than 450

The death toll from a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that rocked the border region between Iraq and Iran on Sunday night has topped 450, with thousands more in the two countries injured, local media and officials said Monday.The quake was centered in a mountainous area 32 kilometers south of Halabja, northeastern Iraq, at a depth of 23.2 km, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The hardest hit area was Iran's western province of Kermanshah. Many people appear to have been buried alive as the temblor flattened buildings.At least 445 people died and around 7,100 were injured in Iran, while at le…READ FULL ARTICLE