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Second earthquake, felt throughout Trentino, after noon. The new earthquake arrived at 3:36 p.m. and according to the first estimate of Ingv, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, its epicenter was in the Veronese area with a magnitude between 4.3 and 4.8.
The scare this morning. The magnitude of the earthquake in Croatia has been revised to 6.4 Today at 12.19, ten kilometers deep. This was announced by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), which, as always happens with the first estimate of the magnitude processed automatically, is followed by a calculation that updates the previous value.
The shock was clearly felt in the city of Trentoeven on the lower floors. Alarm and calls to 112 also in Rovereto and Riva del Garda.
In the houses the chandeliers have been swayed and on the higher floors some ornaments have fallen from the shelves.
The Croatian army has mobilized to assist the population of central Croatia affected by the strong 6.4 earthquake. According to regional media, at least 300 soldiers left for Petrinja, where the most damage was recorded, with the city center practically destroyed.
Slovenian nuclear power plant Krsko, about 40 miles from Zagreb, was closed as a precaution according to security protocol. Built in 1983, the 700 megawatt plant is the only one in Slovenia and is shared with Croatia.
Half of the city of Petrinja was destroyed by today’s earthquake. This was stated by Mayor Darinko Dumbovic, who has launched an appeal to send urgent aid. In particular, firefighters and disaster specialists.
“We do not know if they are dead or injured,” added the mayor, who spoke of the panic in the city, with people trying to communicate with relatives
The strong earthquake caused damage to the Croatian government building in Zagreb.
Reporting this, local media add that Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and other members of the government were quickly evacuated.
Prime Minister Plenkovic immediately went to Petrinja, the city that suffered the most damage.
The EU follows the situation in Croatia “very closely” and offers “full support and assistance to the Croatian people” after the “devastating earthquake”: European Council President Charles Michel wrote on Twitter.
Today is the most violent earthquake ever recorded in Croatia.
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