An earthquake shook Croatia.
Significant damage is reported in the capital, Zagreb.
A child dies in the accident.
Update from December 29, 2:07 p.m.:
A child was killed in
the earthquake in Croatia near the capital Zagreb
.
Pictures in Croatian media showed collapsed houses in Petrinja and fire brigades looking for victims.
A child had been killed
by rubble
, reported the portal
Jutarnji.hr
.
First report from December 29th, 1:22 p.m .:
Zagreb -
According to seismologists, the
6.4 magnitude earthquake shook the
central Croatian region.
Media reports on Tuesday spoke of significant property damage in the Croatian capital.
The
epicenter
is said to have been around
45 kilometers southeast of Zagreb
.
Damage is also reported.
It was the second quake in a row within 30 hours.
On Monday (December 28), magnitude 5.2 and 5.0 tremors were recorded in the same area.
Property damage was also caused by the somewhat weaker quake on Monday.
People were not injured, the local authorities said.
However, the
hospital
in the district capital
Sisak
was also shaken and damaged by the quake
.
Therefore, some patients had to be moved to other rooms, said hospital director Tomislav Dujmenovic to the broadcaster HRT.
Covid-19 patients * who need artificial ventilation were not affected, he added.
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Earthquake in Croatia: The epicenter was 34 kilometers from Zagreb, announced the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics in Vienna (ZAMG).
© Screenshot Google Maps
Only in March did a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Zagreb cause major damage.
A youth had died and more than two dozen people were injured.
Earthquakes felt in Austria too
In Austria, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics in Vienna (ZAMG) spoke of a strength of
6.1.
The quake was noticeable in many regions of Austria, for example in Carinthia, Styria and the Vienna area.
A relatively high number of earthquakes in Austria in 2020: In 2020, 1,465 earthquakes were measured in Austria, 60 of which were noticeable.
In addition, nine quakes from neighboring countries were felt.
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- zamg.at (@ZAMG_AT) December 29, 2020
The
earthquake was also felt
in
some areas of Italy
, as the Italian civil protection authority announced.
The authority is in contact with their local facilities.
Numerous Italian users wrote on Twitter that they had felt the quake.
(dpa)
List of rubric lists: © AP / dpa
