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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Perceptible in neighboring countries
The earth shakes again in Croatia: Slovenia shuts down nuclear power plants
For the second time in 30 hours, the earth shakes in central Croatia. And the new tremor is much stronger. It can also be felt in the neighboring countries of Austria, Hungary, and Italy. Slovenia is closing a nuclear power plant for safety.
Croatia has been hit by an earthquake for the second day in a row. The earthquake in the central region had a magnitude of 6.4, according to seismologists. Location Petrinja, the assistants pulled a man and a boy out of the rubble after the video recordings at the N1 station. The media reported significant material damage in the Croatian capital and in the vicinity of the epicenter, which was about 45 kilometers southeast of Zagreb. It was the second consecutive earthquake in 30 hours.
In Austria, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics in Vienna (ZAMG) spoke of a magnitude of 6.1 in view of the last earthquake. The earthquake was felt in many regions of Austria, such as Carinthia, Styria, and the Vienna area. The earth also shook in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. An eyewitness reported that the cabinets were shaking and the window panes were damaged. Slovenia closed a nuclear power plant for security reasons.
Even in some areas of Italy, the earthquake was felt, as announced by the Italian civil protection authority. The authority is in contact with its local facilities. Many Italian users wrote on Twitter that they had felt the earthquake.
Tremors of 5.2 and 5.0 were recorded in the same area on Monday. In March alone, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake caused significant damage in Zagreb. A young man had died and more than two dozen people were injured.
