AzInsurance sets up operational headquarters in Azerbaijan’s Shamakhi due to quake
By Trend
Azerbaijan’s insurance company AzInsurance has set up an operational response headquarters in Shamakhi due to the recent earthquake, Trend reports with reference to the company Feb. 6.
So far, AzInsurance has already received more than 30 appeals from residents of nearby areas.
The staff was set up in order to promptly respond to requests that continue to be received and to carry out damage assessment as soon as possible. To inform about damage, it is also possible to call *6565.
This is not the first such experience for AzInsurance. Similar actions were taken by the company during earthquakes in Imishli in 2016 and in Shaki in 2015.
According to preliminary data from the Republican Seismic Survey Center, five earthquakes have been recorded since Feb. 5, with the first one, a 4-point earthquake, being recorded at 23:19 (GMT+4), 7 km south of the Pirgulu station, in the territory of Aghsu.
The aftershock’s epicenter was located at a depth of 10 km, and was felt at its epicenter at a magnitude of 5, and 4.3 in its vicinity.
The last earthquake was recorded at 04:25 (GMT+4), 9 km south of the Pirgulu station, in the territory of Ismayilli.
Three of the earthquakes were felt.
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