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A strong earthquake shook Croatia on Tuesday. Croatian media reported serious damage and the death of at least one child in the small town of Petrinja, 45 kilometers southeast of Zagreb.
The center of Petrinja was practically in ruins, he told himself. Serious damage was also reported in the capital Zagreb.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) gave the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.4. The epicenter was about 45 kilometers southeast of Zagreb. The earthquake was felt throughout Croatia, but also in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Images in the Croatian media showed collapsed houses in Petrinja and fire brigades searching for victims. A child was killed by the rubble, reported the portal «jutarnji.hr». The hospitals in Petrinja and the nearby district capital, Sisak, were reportedly severely damaged.
Strong earthquakes on Monday
Slovenia shut down the Krsko nuclear power plant due to the earthquake, Slovenian news agency STA reported. It is right on the border with Croatia. A closure is a standard process in such situations, he said.
It was the second consecutive earthquake in Croatia in 30 hours. On Monday, tremors of 5.2 and 5.0 were recorded in the same area. In March, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake caused extensive damage in Zagreb. A young man had died and more than two dozen people were injured
