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Another 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck Croatia on Sunday afternoon, local press reported.
The epicenter of the earthquake was in Posedarje, in central Dalmatia, 26 kilometers from Zadar, at a depth of about two kilometers. The earthquake was also felt by the population of Dalmatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with no reports of damage.
On September 20 there was already an earthquake in the same area. Its magnitude was 4.2 on the Richter scale.
The epicenter was in Gracac in central Dalmatia, earthquakes could be felt throughout Dalmatia.
The Croatian capital and its surroundings were shaken on March 22 by an earthquake. In the 5.6 and then 5.1 earthquakes, which were half an hour apart, many buildings were damaged and more people were injured.
The earthquake damaged 25,000 buildings in and around Zagreb. The cathedral, a symbol of the Croatian capital, parliament and government, as well as several churches and cultural heritage buildings, have suffered core damage. People had to be evacuated from various hospitals.
In Zagreb, aftershocks have occurred since the March earthquake. Experts recorded some 2,000 aftershocks, a quarter of which were palpable. To this day, six thousand buildings are not safe, including several kindergartens, elementary schools, secondary schools, universities, and cultural and scientific institutes.
The two tremors of more than 5, which caused serious damage, were followed by a minor third. Under the ruins of a collapsed house, several were trapped inside. The head of state had to be evacuated.
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