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A strong earthquake about 50 kilometers south of Zagreb shook Croatia. Six adults and one child died and many were injured and buried. The earthquake was also strongly felt in Austria.
10:52 pm, December 29, 2020
For several seconds It shook the earth across much of Austria on Tuesday at 12:19 p.m.. The trembling of Strength 6.4 on the Richter scale It is Tuesday has been recorded in Croatia just under 50 kilometers south of Zagreb. The center of the earthquake was ten kilometers deep. The Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) recorded the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in space Petrinja. Hundreds of emergency and military services are deployed. Sniffer dogs are used in a desperate attempt to find victims. Rescue teams were dispatched to Petrinja, Sisak and Zagreb from the least affected regions of Croatia. The searches continued overnight.
In the city of 25,000 Petrinja, which is about three kilometers from the center of the earthquake and about 50 kilometers south of the capital Zagreb, several houses collapsed. According to media reports, there should be people buried in it. A 12-year-old girl died from her injuries. In the village Majske Poljane near Glina, a father and son were killed in a house collapse. In the severely affected area there are still three more deaths. I confirm it Defense Minister Tomo Medved early afternoon. Another seventh person was killed, according to the media, in a collapsed church near the town of Sisak. Tents and containers will be set up in the affected areas and gyms will be equipped for all those who will not be able to return to their houses and apartments tonight.
Regional broadcaster N1 reported that screams could be heard through the rubble. According to Darinko Dumbović (Mayor of Petrinja), two kindergartens were destroyed by the earthquake. The prime minister and the president have arrived in Petrinja. Police have asked residents to leave the building. All available emergency services were mobilized for Petrinja. An HRT reporter appeals: “Zagreb and Sisak urgently need help!”
The earthquake surprised the inhabitants of the region, who were still in the process of digesting the earthquake of the previous day. In badly affected Petrinja, a press conference had just been held on Monday’s events when the ground began to shake again. Tuesday at 8.30pm. Region hit by a 3.8 aftershock.
Notable in Austria
The earthquake was too much clearly noticeable outside Croatian borders. In Carinthia and Styria the earthquake was felt. In Graz, for example, the tall buildings not only wobbled for about two minutes, but the undulating movements could also be felt in huge old single-story buildings. Christmas decorations and sliding glass doors wobbled, windows and furniture creaked. The earthquake was much more notable than the one in the spring near Zagreb. Also, the tremors lasted longer. Even in Vienna there were reports that the walls were shaking.
Dramatic scenes in Croatia
In the city of 50,000 Helmet Wounded and seriously injured were admitted to the hospital every minute. A baby in the incubator was transported to Zagreb because the hospital was full. All Covid patients are also taken to Zagreb, even by military helicopter.
Sisak’s Sanja Ivanisevic on the dramatic minutes © Antenna
The center of the earthquake was about 45 kilometers southwest of Zagreb, near Petrinja. The center of the earthquake on Monday was already there, which had a magnitude of 5.2.
Damage in Zagreb
According to Croatian television (HRT1), the earth shook in Zagreb for 20 seconds. The police are asking everyone to leave their homes immediately. People are standing in front of the theater in Zagreb: “The shock, the fear after the earthquake in March runs deep in everyone.”
The earthquake caused severe traffic chaos in the Croatian capital. There were quite a few traffic jams because people were leaving the city. Public transport was temporarily paralyzed, there were problems in the electrical and telecommunications networks. Croatian government buildings were also damaged and the army is helping with clean-up work.
The bell tower of the “Crkva svete Marije” church in the famous Dolac market square is damaged and could fall, according to emergency services. Because the control tower was damaged in the earthquake, the The airport will be closed in the meantime. Flights were diverted or canceled.
An earthquake shook the central region of Croatia: the Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) recorded an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 in the Sisak area.
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The center of the earthquake was at a depth of ten kilometers, Italian media reported.
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Several houses collapsed in the town of Petrinja, which is about three kilometers from the center of the earthquake.
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All available emergency services were mobilized for Petrinja.
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According to media reports, there are still people buried there; only one girl could be recovered dead from the rubble.
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Police have asked residents to leave the building, media reported.
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Just on Monday, earthquakes of magnitude 5.2 and 5.0 were registered in the same area.
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In March, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake wreaked havoc in Zagreb.
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Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stands next to an evacuated elderly man.
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As a result of the earthquake, the Krsko nuclear power plant in neighboring Slovenia was immediately shut down.
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It was a precautionary measure, a spokeswoman for the plant said.
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The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised Croatia quick help after the earthquake. “We are ready to support,” he wrote on Twitter after a conversation with Prime Minister Plenkovic.
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Krsko nuclear power plant closure
According to the state alert center, there are no reports of damage to the Krsko power plant. Slovenia’s nuclear power plant is apparently designed for a power of 8-8.5. Colleague Simon Rothschedl had telephone contact with the operators. As after every earthquake, the power plant was shut down and is in a “safe shutdown”.
Great willingness to help
Hundreds of Croats offer support to earthquake victims through social media, from accommodation to food to clothing. Volunteers are encouraged to participate in the cleanup work.
In 2020, significantly more earthquakes were felt
That year there were 69 earthquakes significantly more earthquakes in Austria noticeable than normal. Of these, 60 were “domestic” and five were from the neighboring countries of Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland and four from Croatia, which were noted in this country. In general, according to the Tuesday published ZAMG balance 1465 earthquakes in Austria located.
69 notable tremors are significantly more than average. “In the last ten years there have been an average of 57 notable earthquakes per year in Austria. In the last 20 years there have been an average of 48,” explained seismologist Rita Meurers from the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics. A trend towards more earthquakes cannot be observed. The number varies greatly from year to year. “For example, 2018 and 2019 brought relatively few notable tremors.”
New record
The most notable events of the year were March 22 near Zagreb (Croatia) and the August 8 earthquake near Zams (Tyrol). Thousands of people noticed them, some with vigor. However, only slight damage to the building was reported, such as cracks in the plaster.
The number of all instrumentally recorded earthquakes in Austria reached a new record in 2020 at 1465. “The reason for this is, in addition to the somewhat higher seismic activity this year, the constant expansion and consolidation of the earthquake monitoring network in Austria and increased international cooperation, which means more very weak and imperceptible earthquakes are being recorded, “said ZAMG seismologist Meurers.
As has often been the case in the past, this year the most felt earthquakes were in Tyrol, where 27 occurred, or almost half of all domestic earthquakes. With ten notable tremors, Carinthia ranks second and therefore well above the average for previous years. Seven were noticed in Styria. With just five tremors, Lower Austria is below the average for recent years. There were also five in Vorarlberg. It is followed by Upper Austria with four and Salzburg with two palpable earthquakes.
