In the are of the epicenter, there are talks about strange things having happened. To be specific, at an archaeological dig of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Nimrud where the ruins of the Temple of Ishtar are located. There are discussions about how all the statues depicting the ancient goddess Ishtar were vandalized at the same time the earthquake happened. There are also rumors the archaeologists found something within the depths of the temple, but what it is remains unknown.