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| Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits largest city and capital of Croatia, damages buildings and iconic cathedral (VIDEO) | |
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| Sirens were heard in Croatia’s capital Zagreb on Sunday morning, as two 5-Magnitude quakes have struck near the city, with some “limited damage” reported. | |
| Zagreb was hit by a 5.3-Magnitude earthquake, which was followed by a 5.1-Mgnitude tremor 40 minutes later, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The epicenters of the two quakes were located at 8km (5 miles) and 7km (4.3 miles) from the city respectively. | |
| Local media reported that residents heard sirens go off, and buildings were damaged in downtown Zagreb, including the iconic Zagreb Cathedral one of whose towers has partially collapsed. | |
| The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the earthquakes at 5.4 and 4.6 Magnitude, saying they both struck near Kasina, a village on Zagreb’s northern outskirts. | |
| Zagreb’s head of emergency services, Pavle Kalinic urged people to leave their homes. “Get out of the houses and help your older neighbors,” he said. | |
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