There was a moderate earthquake in Zagreb on Sunday morning, which caused devastation in the Croatian capital.
- An earthquake raged in Croatia on Sunday morning.
- There were two moderate earthquakes in Zagreb.
- Walls collapsed, bricks flew from roofs, and cars were damaged.
March 24 update, 12:48 pm: A 15-year-old girl who was seriously injured in an earthquake in Zagreb has died in the hospital. The state television HRT reported on Monday evening.
The girl had been buried under rubble on Sunday. It is the only known victim of the quake.
A total of 26 people were injured, 17 of them seriously, as Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said. Damage was done to 250 buildings, including hospitals and the famous cathedral in the city center.
Several earthquakes with a magnitude of up to 5.4 had shaken the Croatian capital.
Tower spire falls 100 meters: moderate earthquake in Zagreb - It was also felt in Austria
Update of March 22, 2:48 p.m .: Two earthquakes in the Croatian capital Zagreb injured dozens of people and caused serious damage. The earth trembled at 6.24 a.m. with a magnitude of 5.4. Less than half an hour later at 7:01 a.m., a second quake with a magnitude of 5.0 followed.
A 15-year-old, who was recovered from rubble, was fighting for her life in the hospital, reported the private television station RTL, citing hospital doctors.
The centers of the two quakes were seven and ten kilometers north of Zagreb, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. It was the worst earthquake that shook Zagreb for 140 years.
People ran out of the houses in alarm. The Home Office urged citizens not to forget the safety margin required in the face of the corona virus pandemic. Croatia had 204 proven infections with the Sars-CoV-2 virus by Sunday, but the numbers are increasing rapidly from day to day.
Tower spire falls 100 meters: moderate earthquake in Zagreb - It was also felt in Austria
First message from March 22, 2020 :
Zagreb - There was an accident in Zagreb on Sunday morning that put the Europe-wide corona crisis in the background. Two moderate earthquakes shook the country's capital. Fortunately, no deaths are known yet, but some seriously injured. The news portal 24sata.hr reported the accident.
Zagreb shaken by the earthquake
The images of the devastation are sometimes dramatic, as bricks flew from the roofs, walls collapsed, cars were damaged and facades cracked. The city's cathedral, a landmark, was also affected. The top of the tower flew to the ground from over 100 meters.
Zagreb earthquake indicated at 5.0 and 5.3
The magnitude of the quake was given by the EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Center - the 5.3 (6.24 a.m.) and 5.0 (7.01 a.m.).
The Austrian portal oe24.at reports with catastrophic pictures of the bad results of the natural disaster. The quake is said to have been felt even in Carinthia and Vienna. Vienna and Zagreb separate almost 270 kilometers as the crow flies.
Keep Croatia in your thoughts and prayer, Zagreb just awoke to a strong earthquake https://t.co/IBI87dAvd3
- Eduard Habsburg (@EduardHabsburg) March 22, 2020Earthquake - Richter scale and its meaning
Richter Magnitude | Indication of strength | consequences |
|---|---|---|
<2.0 | Micro | Not noticeable |
2.0 to 3.0 | Low | Not noticeable but measurable |
3.0 to 4.0 | Low | Often noticeable, rarely damage |
4.0 to 5.0 | Light | Objects move, noises can be heard, hardly any damage |
5.0 to 6.0 | medium | Buildings with damage, robust structures little or no |
6.0 to 7.0 | Strong | Destruction in populated areas |
7.0 to 8.0 | Big | Severe damage over large areas |
8.0 to 9.0 | Very large | Destruction a few hundred kilometers |
9.0 to 10.0 | Very large | Devastating, up to a thousand kilometers |
Over 10 | Solid | never measured |
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