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An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck not far from Zagreb on Tuesday. According to initial reports, the earthquake caused considerable damage, with numerous injuries and probably also deaths. In Petrinja village, helpers pulled a man and a boy out of the rubble after video recordings at station N1. The earthquake was also strongly felt in Austria.
2:58 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 was registered on Tuesday in Croatia, not far from Zagreb. The center of the earthquake was at a depth of ten kilometers, Italian media reported. The Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) recorded a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in the Petrinja area at 12:19 pm
The earthquake was too much It feels strongly outside the borders of the country.. The APA received reports that the earthquake was felt in Carinthia and Styria. In Graz, for example, the tall buildings not only wobbled for about two minutes, but the undulating movements could also be clearly felt in massive single-story old 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.
The victims of the earthquake are taken to hospitals every minute.
The earthquake took place on Tuesday great damage fixed up. In the city Petrinja, which is about three kilometers from the center of the earthquake, several houses collapsed. According to media reports, there should be people buried in it. Regional broadcaster N1 reported that screams could be heard through the rubble. According to Darinko Dumbović (mayor of Petrinja), the earthquake destroyed two kindergartens. According to initial reports, a boy was killed, it is a girl. The prime minister and the president have arrived in Petrinja.
Terrible photos of Petrinja:
Police have asked residents to leave the building, media reported. All available emergency services were mobilized for Petrinja. An HRT reporter appeals: “Zagreb and Sisak urgently need help!” Volunteers are needed right away who can help with the cleanup job.
In Helmet ambulances bring the wounded and seriously injured to 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, which was given by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) with a magnitude of 6.3, 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 also 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.”
In Zagreb, the traffic jam in the city center is huge. Many parents quit their jobs and turned to their children and families. Public transportation has been idle for 40 minutes. There are problems in the electrical and telecommunications networks. Trams stop, people stand on the street or sit in cars. Croatian government buildings are also damaged.
According to seismologists, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 shook the central region of Croatia again: the Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics of Austria (ZAMG) recorded a tremor with a magnitude of 6.1 in the Sisak area.
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The center of the earthquake was at a depth of ten kilometers, Italian media reported.
(c) AP (Filip Horvat)
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale had already been registered in central Croatia on Monday.
(c) AP (Filip Horvat)
Several houses collapsed in the town of Petrinja, which is about three kilometers from the center of the earthquake.
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According to media reports, it is said that there are people buried in it, a girl could only be recovered dead from the rubble.
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The earthquake was much more notable than the one in the spring near Zagreb.
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Concern about the Krsko nuclear power plant
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”.
“Sure shakes and sways”
Currently several eyewitness reports are coming in. Our colleague Martina Schmerlaib from Lavanttal reports: “We clearly felt that in Wolfsberg. It wasn’t a tug as is often the case, but it spread like waves. The balls on the Christmas tree wobbled. A colleague who lives on the second floor of A residential building, I felt it too. It felt like the house was rocking. ” Andreas Jandl of the Villach editorial team reports that in Annenheim some residents of the settlement approached houses to ask if everyone had felt the earthquake. Jandl himself thought he had circulatory problems because he was dizzy. Users continually speak of swaying Christmas trees, swaying lamps and curtains. There were creaks from windows and doors. Some also remember the year 1976. The Friuli earthquake on Thursday May 6, 1976 shook the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia for a minute with tremors of up to a magnitude of 6.5.
In 2020, significantly more earthquakes were felt in Austria
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.
