AN ADDITIONAL UPDATE TO THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED AT 09:30
March 22, 2020 - And now a Zagreb earthquake. The day after the Croatian capital was effectively shut down, residents were woken by a 5.3 earthquake at 06:24.
This is a developing story - more updates soon.
Residents of Zagreb were rocked by an earthquake at 06:24 this morning, whose epicentre was 7 km north of the city.
Initial reports suggest that there has been damage to buildings in the city, as the lead photo from Index would suggest - we will bring you more as soon as we have it.
It has been a challenging 24 hours for the citizens of the Croatian capital. The day before the Zagreb earthquake, strict new measures came into effect to combat the coronavirus threat. You can learn more about these changes here.
Updates:
TCN writer Forrest Stilin sent us these two photos, showing he had a lucky escape as a chandelier fell on his bed.
And damage to the building is clear to see.
07:03 - A SECOND earthquake has hit, 9km north of Zagreb, magnitude 5.0.
One of the spires of Zagreb Cathedral has been damaged.
With thanks to Dario Luketa for the photos below.
Rebro - children's ward.
