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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Slovenia closes nuclear power plants
Girl dies in earthquake in Croatia
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. According to the Zagreb government, a girl dies. The earthquake in the Midwest had a magnitude of 6.4, as announced by the US earthquake monitor USGS. The European Seismological Center EMSC initially stated that the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.2. Army forces were sent to the earthquake region as helpers, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said. According to emergency services, many more people were injured. “General panic is spreading, people are looking for their loved ones,” said Petrinja Mayor Darinko Dumbovic.
The media also 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. It was also noticeable in many regions of Austria, for example in 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.
The Krsko nuclear power plant is the only nuclear power plant in Slovenia and is located about a hundred kilometers east of the capital, Ljubljana. The 700 megawatt reactor was built during the Yugoslav era and commissioned in 1983. The Krsko nuclear power plant is jointly owned by Slovenia and Croatia. It provides 20 percent of the electricity required in Slovenia and covers 15 percent of Croatia’s needs.
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.
