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New Zagreb Earthquake Hits Croatian Capital One Day Later

By 23 March 2020

 March 23, 2020 - One day after the devastating Zagreb earthquake of March 22, 2020, a new, strong earthquake has hit the Croatian capital. 

 A new Zagreb earthquake hit the Croatian capital about 11:15 this morning, reports Index.hr.

Early indications from EMSC suggest that is was 3.7 in magnitude. 

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Initial reports suggest that the epicenter of the earthquake was ten kilometers deep, 4km north of Zagreb and 8km southwest of Kašina.

During the night, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) recorded a series of reports of new earthquakes in Zagreb.

The first was recorded at 1:59, the second at 3am, the third at 5:15, the fourth at 5:26 and the fifth at 6:52.

The Croatian Seismological Service confirmed that more earthquakes were recorded during the night.

The strongest was the one at 3 a.m., and the magnitude was 3.1 per Richter, an index from the Seismological Service told.

Recall, the main earthquake was at 6:24 a.m. yesterday and had a magnitude 5.5, and there were about 30 new earthquakes yesterday.

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This is a breaking news story, and we will update with as much information as soon as we can. 

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