Earthquake Information

December 29, 2020 (11:19:54 UTC)

Quake Location

Magnitude 6.4 Croatia

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred 3 km (2 miles) west-southwest of Petrinja, Croatia at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The current death toll is seven, including a 12-year-old girl in Petrinja and six more fatalities in the surrounding areas. There are many injured and significant destruction in Petrinja, southeast of the capital Zagreb. The earthquake was felt throughout Croatia, as well as in neighboring Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and southern Austria.

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