ZAGREB, 7 January 2021 - The head of the Civil Protection Authority, Damir Trut, said on Thursday morning that Wednesday's quake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale had not done big damage to the area of Petrinja, and there had been no casualties.
Croatia's Seismological Survey registered an earthquake at 6.01 p.m. on Wednesday measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale with the epicentre near Petrinja, 45 km southeast of Zagreb. The tremor was felt in central Croatia, including in the capital.
Trut told the national radio (HR) on Thursday morning that fortunately when the last strong quake happened, it had been raining and cold which was why staff and forces engaged to repair roofs and chimneys had left buildings before the tremor.
Local residents are mainly in buildings that are more resilient to quakes and therefore there were no casualties and there was no considerable damage,Trut explained.
He added that the outdoor kitchen which had been set up in the centre of Petrinja after the 29 December quake to supply local residents with meals would be relocated to a new site.
Emergency services visited villages in a wider Petrinja area last night to calm down the population and provide them with necessities.
Tents with heaters were set up in the area concerned.
Trut said that all the settlements but one had been provided with electricity. The remaining one was connected to generator units powered by gas.
