'The building was dancing in the air': At least 400 people are killed and thousands injured as 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits Iran and Iraq (35 Pics)

The huge 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit 19 miles southwest of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan at 9.20pm on Sunday 

Officials say at least 400 people have been killed and quake was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast

There were more than 100 aftershocks and footage shows houses and buildings destroyed by the tremors

Residents as far away as Baghdad, 200 miles from the epicentre, say houses were 'dancing in the air' 

Devastation: A car lies crushed by debris from the 7.3-magnitude earthquake in the city of Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran

Grieving locals stand by the bodies of earthquake victims in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran

Rescuers have been working around the clock in a bid to find survivors in Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western province of Kermanshah

Iranians are pictured mourning over the body of an earthquake victim in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western province of Kermanshah

Rescue workers search for survivors amid the rubble following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western province of Kermanshah

A powerful earthquake has struck along the Iran-Iraq border. This was the scene in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck Iraq on Sunday rocking Baghdad more than 200 miles away. The epicentre was 64 miles southeast of the city of As-Sulaymaniyah near the Iranian border

An Iranian ictim of the earthquake receives medical at a temporary hospital in the city of Pole-Zahab in Kermanshah Province

A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Iran's Kermanshah province bordering Iraq has killed over 440 inhabitants and left at least another 3,950 injured

An Iranian child victim of the earthquake receives medical at a temporary hospital in the city of Pole-Zahab in Kermanshah Province

A woman reacts next to a dead body following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran, on November 13

Members of the Turkish Red Crescent search a collapsed building in the Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Walls collapsed and residents were trapped in damaged buildings after the quake struck the Iran-Iraq border. This was the scene in Kermanshah, Iran

Emergency: Hospitals and medical centres overflowed with patients as casualties were brought in for treatment in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran

A woman breaks down in tears next to the body of an earthquake victim in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran

An elderly Iraqi man uses a torch to search through the wreckage of a building in Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah

Buildings in Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran were left in ruins and cars were crushed by rubble when the 7.3 magnitude quake struck last night

Homes were completely destroyed in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran after the 7.3-magnitude quake was followed by 100 aftershocks

Images and footage from Kermanshah, Iran, shows residents fleeing from their homes in the wake of the devastating earthquake

Response: Rescuers have started the grim task of searching for survivors trapped under rubble in the city of Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran

The Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah in Iraq was among the worst hit areas with pictures showing entire buildings reduced to rubble

Aftermath: Iraqi men survey the ruins of a house in the Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq following last night's  earthquake

Survivors warm themselves  in front of destroyed buildings in western Iran

The quake hit 19 miles southwest of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan at around 9.20pm on Sunday, when many people would have been at home. Residents are pictured hunting for survivors in Sulaymaniyah in Iraq

An Audi is pictured buried under a pile of rubble in the earthquake

The quake laid waste to buildings in the Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq. Rescuers worked through the night to find survivors

Three men are pictured inspecting the damage in the Kurdistan region last night after a building collapsed

The earthquake destroyed buildings in Kurdish areas and was felt as far away as Baghdad more than 200 miles away

A building can be seen  destroyed by the 7.3 magnitude earthquake which left many people lying injured in the street

A car is buried under a pile of bricks in the massive earthquake that shook Iran and Iraq

The windows to this supermarket were left completely shattered by the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck last night

The destruction left behind by the earthquake is seen here as shards of glass litter the streets. There were at least 100 aftershocks, officials say

This was the scene as people sat in a cafe just moments before the earthquake hit in Kurdistan

Terrified diners in this cafe ditched their tables and sprinted out of the building, hurdling chairs and sofas to get to safety as the earthquake struck