A damaged vehicle is seen after an earthquake in Sisak, Croatia, on Dec. 29, 2020. A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Petrinja, a small city about 50 km southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb, at 12:19 p.m. local time (1119 GMT) on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. (Marin Tironi/Pixsell via Xinhua)
A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Petrinja, a small city about 50 km southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb, at 12:19 p.m. local time (1119 GMT) on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.Damaged vehicles are seen after an earthquake in Sisak, Croatia, on Dec. 29, 2020. A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Petrinja, a small city about 50 km southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb, at 12:19 p.m. local time (1119 GMT) on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. (Marin Tironi/Pixsell via Xinhua)
Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in Petrinja, a small city about 50 km southeast of Zagreb, Croatia, on Dec. 29, 2020. A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Petrinja at 12:19 p.m. local time (1119 GMT) on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. (Luka Stanzl/Pixsell via Xinhua)
On Monday morning, the area near the epicenter of Tuesday's quake was hit by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, but there were no casualties. Tuesday's earthquake was felt throughout the country. People ran out into the streets and many of them decided to leave the city. The government has abolished a ban on travel between the counties that was recently introduced due to the coronavirus outbreak.Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in Petrinja, a small city about 50 km southeast of Zagreb, Croatia, on Dec. 29, 2020. A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Petrinja at 12:19 p.m. local time (1119 GMT) on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. (Luka Stanzl/Pixsell via Xinhua)
A spokesperson for the plant told local media that it was a normal procedure during such a strong earthquake.