Magnitude 3.2 earthquake near Petrinja felt as far as Zagreb
A moderate earthquake struck near Petrinja in central Croatia on Friday morning and was felt in Zagreb, with no reports of damage or injuries.
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck near Petrinja in central Croatia at 06:59 local time on Friday, Croatia's national seismological service said. The epicentre was located about seven kilometres north-west of Petrinja, in the Sisak-Moslavina region, and the tremor was felt across a wide area, including in Zagreb and in towns south of the capital.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre initially reported a preliminary magnitude of 2.6 and placed the epicentre near Jastrebarsko, south of Zagreb, shortly after the quake struck. Croatia's seismological service later issued a more precise reading, putting the magnitude at 3.2 and locating the epicentre near Petrinja instead. The European-Mediterranean centre estimated the earthquake's hypocentre at a depth of about 12.2 kilometres below the surface.
Croatia's seismological service assessed the intensity at the epicentre at level IV on the European Macroseismic Scale, a rating used to describe how strongly a quake is felt rather than its underlying energy. Residents in Zagreb and the wider area reported feeling the shaking, Croatian outlet Index.hr reported, which also noted that users of the LastQuake earthquake-detection app had registered the tremor.
Serbian outlets Srpskainfo and Kurir, both citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, separately put the epicentre's coordinates at 45.4381 degrees latitude and 16.1825 degrees longitude, near Jastrebarsko, and gave the same hypocentre depth of about 12.2 kilometres. Both outlets said the relevant authorities were monitoring the situation on the ground.
No damage to buildings or infrastructure has been reported, and no injuries have been recorded, Croatian and regional outlets said. Emergency and seismological authorities said they were continuing to monitor the area for any further activity, though no additional tremors had been reported by Friday morning.
What we know
- 2+ outlets · Index.hr, Srpskainfo +1 A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck near Petrinja, Croatia, at 06:59 local time on Friday.
- 2+ outlets · Index.hr, Srpskainfo +1 The tremor was felt in Zagreb and areas south of the capital.
- 2+ outlets · Index.hr, Srpskainfo +1 No damage or injuries have been reported.
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Why it matters for Europe
The earthquake was too small to cause damage, but the fact that it was felt as far away as Zagreb, Croatia's capital and largest city, shows how tremors in this part of central Croatia can be noticed well beyond their immediate epicentre. The discrepancy between the two measuring agencies' initial estimates, over both the quake's strength and its exact location, is typical of the first hours after a seismic event, when automated systems issue preliminary readings that national services later refine with more precise instruments.
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Questions and answers
- How strong was the earthquake?
- Croatia's seismological service measured it at magnitude 3.2, with an intensity of IV on the European Macroseismic Scale at the epicentre.
- Where was it felt?
- Residents reported feeling the tremor in Zagreb and areas south of the capital, as well as near the epicentre at Petrinja.
- Was there any damage?
- No damage or injuries have been reported, and authorities say they are monitoring the situation.
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