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Shortly after noon on Tuesday, there was an earthquake of more than 6 magnitude in Croatia, which could be felt in many parts of Hungary. There were no reports of injuries until 2:30 in the afternoon.
After Monday, another earthquake struck Croatia on Tuesday. Eötvös Loránd Research Network Center for Research in Earth and Astronomical Sciences Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory People could feel a stronger earth movement.
For example, it was noticed in several districts of Budapest: in Józsefváros the chandeliers moved, in Erzsébetváros the water in the glasses trembled, in Ferencváros the top of the Christmas tree swayed 6-8 centimeters – a slight shaking lasted 15-20 seconds . The natural phenomenon was also felt by our newspaper staff in other parts of the city: one of them reported that the table rippled in his apartment at the bottom of Buda Castle, Attila út, while the other said that the vibrations they could be felt in Ferenc tér in Ferencváros. Almost immediately after the earthquake, comments appeared on Facebook confirming the phenomenon, for example about Óbuda, the area around Budakeszi út, the VI. district, Hungária körút and Kőbánya. According to the indications of our readers, they also felt the earth movement of Gödöllő, Pápa and Lake Balaton in a few minutes.
Meanwhile, according to comments that made their way to the observatory’s Facebook page, the effects of Tuesday’s earthquake in Croatia were clearly felt throughout Transdanubia. “Pécs was incredible. Yesterday we also felt very good, but today it was incredible.” And in a post in Székesfehérvár, he said: “It was as if the chair I was sitting in was moving from side to side. Standing up, I felt like I was dizzy.” Körmenden “started with a feeling of unease, then after a few seconds the chandeliers and the Christmas tree began to shake.” Commenters from various venues also reported noise. In addition to the numerous trans-Danubian reports, reports of weaker and stronger earthworks were also received from Eger, Mezőtúr, Baja and Szeged.
The National Directorate General for Disaster Management announced early in the afternoon on Tuesday, in reference to the information provided by the observatory:
On December 29, 2020, at 12:19 pm, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in Croatia, at a depth of about 5 kilometers. The epicenter of the earthquake was about 42 kilometers southeast of Zagreb and about 100 kilometers from the border with Hungary. Aftershocks are expected after the main earthquake, among which they can be strong. The population also felt the earthquake in much of Hungary. So far, the earthquake has caused minor property damage in three settlements in Baranya County, no damage reports have been received
Our article is being updated.
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