A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck central Croatia on Monday (December 28th), with the epicenter near the capital, Zagreb, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said, claiming no casualties according to initial reports.
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The epicenter of this earthquake was 49 km southeast of Zagreb (700,000 inhabitants) and 13 km southwest of Sisak (35,000 inhabitants), according to the same source.
It was felt at 6:28 a.m. (5:08 a.m. GMT).
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We have not yet been informed of the damage,
" said on national television (HRT), Kresimir Kuk, head of the Croatian Seismological Institute, for his part reporting a magnitude 5.0.
Media reported some minor damage in Sisak where facades of buildings collapsed. The Croatian capital was struck in March by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake which caused extensive material damage. The Balkans are an area of strong seismic activity and earthquakes are frequent there.
