ZAGREB, March 25, 2020 – The Seismological Service registered two more earthquakes in the Zagreb area on Tuesday evening, with the epicentres at Markuševec, just north of the capital.
The first quake, measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale, occurred at 8.53 pm and the second one, measuring 2.2, at 8.55 pm.
The intensity at the epicentre of the first tremor was of IV degree on the Mercalli scale, while the second one reached an intensity of II-III degree.
The Zagreb area was hit by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake at 6.24 am on Sunday, leaving considerable property damage and fatally injuring a 15-year-old girl. It was followed by a string of 74 lower magnitude tremors over the next 42 hours, ranging from 5.1 to below 2.0 degrees on the Richter scale.
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