7 hours agoStrong quake in Croatia, Zagreb hit
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Zagreb at 6:28 am on Monday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. The quake has occurred 2km underground, 50km southeast of Zagreb and 12km northwest of Sisak. The epicentrare was 14km northeast of Glina, closer to Petrinje, said the head of the seismographic Service [...]
The quake has occurred 2km underground, 50km southeast of Zagreb and 12km northwest of Sisak.
The episode was 14km northeast of Glina, closer to Petrinje, said the head of Croatia's seismographic Service, Ines Ivancic. Magnituda was 5.1 degrees straight.
The quake was the second strongest since the 5.5 magnitude earthquake, which occurred on March 22nd.
What a wake-up, everything was shaking. It was like the March one, what year”, a reader said.
“I felt the earthquake powerful, everything was trembling, neighboring plaques were falling from house”, said a resident in Petinje near the era, for the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
The movement was strongly felt throughout Sisak's area, causing people to run the streets for fear of after the quake.
At present, it is not known what the damage has caused, but authorities have confirmed reports of minor injuries in several buildings, and many people are already complaining about the cracks and chimneys in the Sisak area.
According to reports, the earthquake also felt in Zaprešić and even in Rijeka, writes CroatiaWeek.
