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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits largest city and capital of Croatia, damages buildings and iconic cathedral (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits largest city and capital of Croatia, damages buildings and iconic cathedral (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
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Strong quakes have struck Croatia’s capital Zagreb, damaging buildings downtown, including the city’s main historic cathedral. Officials urged people to leave home but keep social distancing amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Strong quakes have struck Croatia’s capital Zagreb, damaging buildings downtown, including the city’s main historic cathedral. Officials urged people to leave home but keep social distancing amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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. Zagreb was hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake, which was followed by a 5.1-magnitude tremor 40 minutes later, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The epicenters of the two quakes were located 8km (five 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. Local media reported that residents heard sirens go off, and buildings were damaged in downtown Zagreb, including the iconic Zagreb Cathedral – one of the towers of which 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. 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. 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.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The Interior Ministry asked people who had fled their homes to maintain a “necessary distance” to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease, and to wear face masks if possible.
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