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Europe Hit by STRONGEST Earthquakes in 140 Years
Croatia Rocked by Powerful Earthquake Magnitude 5.4
Affected countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, and Austria
Tetova News, 22 MAR 2020
Magnitude 5.4 quake wrecks buildings and causes fires as officials urge people in the streets to keep social distancing.
A powerful earthquake has struck north of Croatia's capital, Zagreb, damaging buildings, burying vehicles in rubble and causing several fires.
As firefighting and rescue operations were continuing at several locations across Zagreb on Sunday, news outlets reported that a 15-year-old was in critical condition and others were injured.
"It lasted over 10 seconds. By far the strongest I have ever felt," one witness said, adding that it was followed by several aftershocks.
The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 5.4, while the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) also reported a magnitude 5.3, followed by another magnitude 5.1 earthquake.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said the earthquake was the biggest in Zagreb in the last 140 years.
It caused widespread damage including to the city's iconic cathedral, with the top of one of its two spires collapsing - all amid a partial coronavirus lockdown.
Downtown streets were littered with debris. Concrete slabs fell on cars and chimneys landed in front of entrances.
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