CROATIA

A new strong earthquake near Petrinja was of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale

The ground shook violently for a full ten seconds

Petrinja is already destroyed in a devastating earthquake. SLAVKO MIDZOR/PIXSELL/ARHIV

A. J. / Index.hr

A new strong earthquake was felt around 6 PM in the area of central Croatia. The ground shook violently for a full ten seconds .

The EMSC reports that it was of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale.

According to the first data, the epicenter was about 45 kilometers southeast of Zagreb, in the area of Petrinja.

Readers of Index report that it was felt strongly and that lasted for a long time in Zagreb, Varaždin ... It also was felt in parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.