Earthquakes recorded in the northern zone are mainly deep reverse or shallow normal in type.

[3] Shaking from the earthquake was felt as far away as the Republic of Dagestan in Russia, Garabogaz in Turkmenistan, Tbilisi in Georgia and northern Iran.

[10] Over 90 apartment buildings, Church of the Saviour, the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Taza Pir Mosque, the Ajdarbey Mosque, the Palace of Happiness and the Maiden's Tower in Sabail, near the House of Hajinski, were all seriously damaged.

[8] Following the presidential decree of November 28, 2000, the State Emergency Commission was provided with US$5.5 million in order to deal with the consequences of the earthquake.

The United Nations Disaster Management Team, composed of UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, and WHO, was established in order to consider opportunities to support the governmental efforts.