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A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit Croatia, with reports of one death, “many” injured and buildings damaged near Zagreb.
The European Seismological Center for the Mediterranean said the earthquake occurred 45 kilometers southeast of the capital.
A 12-year-old boy in the city of Petrinja, 50 kilometers from Zagreb, was killed, according to the N1 news channel.
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Politicians fled when the building shook in the Slovenian capital
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic tweeted to say he was heading to the area, adding: “The most important thing now is saving human lives.”
Tomislav Fabijanic, head of the emergency medical service in Sisak near Petrinja, said there were many injuries in Petrinja and Sisak.
“There are fractures, there are concussions and some had to be operated on,” he said.
Video footage showed people rescued from the rubble near the epicenter. Other clips showed a house with a sunken roof.
The earthquake could be felt in the capital, Zagreb, as well as in neighboring Bosnia and Serbia.
Slovenia’s STA news agency said the country’s only nuclear power plant was shut down as a precaution.
The same area was rocked by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Monday, which killed one person and injured 27.
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