A 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook Khoy / The Red Crescent of West Azerbaijan was put on alert…

Chosen analytical news site (Entekhab.ir):

Fars: Minutes ago, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake once again shook Khoi city.

This earthquake occurred at 21:44:44 at longitude 44.90, latitude 38.59, and the depth of the earthquake was 7 km and 6 km from Khoi.

The epicenter of this earthquake is 117 km from Urmia and 134 km from Tabriz city.

The initial reports of the Fars reporter indicate the high volume of destruction of houses and buildings in Khoi city.

It should be mentioned that on January 28, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 occurred near this city, which caused damage to urban and rural houses.

In addition to Tabriz, this earthquake was also felt in Shabst and Marand.

Following this incident, 4 teams of Red Crescent assessors were sent to the site to assess the amount of possible damages and all Red Crescent bases in the province were put on alert.

Based on preliminary observations, the amount of destruction of houses and buildings in Khoi city is relatively high.

The influx of Khoi people into the streets / the complete destruction of some villages

Mehr wrote that after the 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurred at 21:44 this Saturday, there have been more earthquakes than all of these aftershocks above 3 magnitude and only 2.8 magnitude has been recorded in this city.

The power of this earthquake was so strong that it was felt in most of the cities of West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan and even neighboring countries and caused people to panic and now most of the people in the earthquake affected areas are walking in the streets.

According to the initial public reports, due to the magnitude of this earthquake, the amount of destruction and financial losses was high and caused the complete destruction of some villages in this city.

Now in Khoi city, people are scared in the streets and many buildings have been destroyed.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale also shook the Firoraq area in the west of Khoi city on Wednesday, January 28, which caused a lot of damage in the town of Firoraq and 15 villages in this area.

The Director General of West Azerbaijan Crisis Management said: Due to the intensity and magnitude of the 5.9 magnitude earthquake, the number of casualties is high and we have not had any reports of deaths so far.

It has started snowing in the earthquake-affected areas a few hours ago / the number of earthquake victims will probably be significant

Amir Abbas Jafari, Director General of Crisis Management of West Azerbaijan, stated: All rescue forces are on standby now, and all hospitals in Moin Khoi cities are on standby by the order of the Governor of West Azerbaijan, including Urmia, Selmas and Chaypareh.

He continued: Also, the hospitals of East Azarbaijan, Ardabil and Zanjan provinces are ready to be used if needed.

The Director General of West Azerbaijan Crisis Management continued: After the earthquake, assessment teams were immediately dispatched and service teams are providing relief.

Jafari said: “The rain has started in the mood, but we ask people to keep their cool.”

Stating that electricity is cut off in some areas in Khoi, he said: “The air temperature in Khoi city is low and it started snowing two hours ago, probably the number of earthquake victims will be high.”