Big quake in Croatia felt as far away as Rome and Vienna
The 6.3 tremblor felled buildings with at least one person dead, while the EU has offered its full support
29 December 2020 - 16:49
Ljubljana/Zagreb — Croatia suffered its strongest earthquake in 140 years — for the second time in 2020 — with the tremor toppling buildings and rattling Europeans as far away as Rome and Vienna.
The temblor, measured at 6.3 by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre on Tuesday, was larger than both a 5.2 quake on Monday and a 5.3 tremor that caused $6bn in damage when it hit the capital, Zagreb, in March...
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