| Potres u Petrinji 2020. | |
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| UTC time | 2020-12-29 11:19:54 |
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| ISC event | 621237334 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 29 December 2020 |
| Local time | 12:19 p.m. CET (UTC+1) |
| Duration | 26 seconds |
| Magnitude | 6.4 Mw[1] 6.2 ML[2] |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Epicentre | 45°24′01″N 16°13′07″E / 45.4002°N 16.2187°E[3][4] |
| Type | Strike-slip |
| Areas affected | Croatia (Sisak-Moslavina County, Karlovac County, Zagreb County, City of Zagreb) Northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenia Southern Hungary |
| Total damage | 5–5.5 billion euros |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Peak acceleration | 0.4 g |
| Foreshocks | 3 with a ML4.0 or greater Largest: Mw5.2 at 05:28 UTC, 28 December 2020 |
| Aftershocks | Numerous Largest: Mw4.9 at 17:01 UTC, 6 January 2021 |
| Casualties | 7 dead, 26 injured |
| Citations | [1][2][3][4] |
At 12:19 PM CET (11:19 UTC) on 29 December 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 Mw (6.2 ML) hit central Croatia, with an epicenter located roughly 3 km (1.9 mi) west-southwest of Petrinja.[1] The maximum felt intensity was estimated at VIII (Heavily damaging) to IX (Destructive) on the European macroseismic scale.[2] Before this event there were three foreshocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 5.2 Mw on the day before. The earthquake was followed by numerous aftershocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 4.9 Mw.
The adversely affected areas were mostly in the Sisak-Moslavina County and other nearby Croatian counties, as well as some of the nearby areas of Bosnia and Slovenia. There were seven confirmed deaths, and 26 people were injured.
- ^ a b c ANSS. "Petrinja 2020 : M 6.4 – 3 km WSW of Petrinja, Croatia". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Seismological Survey of Croatia, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (29 December 2020). "Razoran potres kod Petrinje" [Destructive earthquake near Petrinja] (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Obavijesti o potresima kod Petrinje" [Information on earthquakes near Petrinja] (in Croatian). Seismological Survey of Croatia, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Potresi kod Petrinje u razdoblju od 28.12.2020. u 06:28 do 31.12.2020. u 17:00" [Earthquakes near Petrinja in the period between 2020-12-28 06:28 and 2020-12-31 17:00] (in Croatian). Seismological Survey of Croatia, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.