A severe earthquake in Croatia!

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has been announced in Croatia. According to initial estimates, 1 person died. Efforts have been launched to rescue those trapped under the wreckage. The first photos from the earthquake area showed damage to buildings, while the panic of the public and members of the press broadcasting from the area was also reflected on the cameras. A nuclear plant was shut down as a precaution in Croatia's neighboring Slovenia following the earthquake.

The Balkan country was shaken by earthquakes of magnitude 5.2 and 5 on Monday, with a magnitude of 6.4 at the same point today.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Croatia, 46 km southeast of the capital Zagreb, at a depth of 10 km.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake struck in the town of Petrinja, near the Croatian capital Zagreb.

A further 5.2 magnitude quake was reported ahead of the quake, which struck at 11.19 am local time. After the earthquake, some buildings were destroyed in areas close to the capital Zagreb. 

Croatia's neighbor Slovenia closed its nuclear plant as a precaution following the earthquake.

During the first intervention in the village of Petrinja, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, information was shared that the lifeless body of a child was removed from under the rubble, and work began to recover those who remained under the rubble.

The town was severely affected by the earthquake and many buildings were destroyed.

According to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the severe earthquake was felt in Croatia, as well as in Italy, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Austria, Slovakia, Germany and Czechia. Thus, the number of countries that felt the earthquake was 15.

The Reuters news agency quoted residents in the capital Zagreb as running into the streets in panic as buildings shook. The American Associated Press (AP) News Agency, according to initial information, announced that some buildings had been completely destroyed and some injured.

Meanwhile, Turkey's Ambassador to Croatia, Mustafa Mughal Hızlan, said they felt the earthquake strongly and property damage was caused in many parts of the capital Zagreb, the Foreign Ministry building in the capital Zagreb was evacuated and security measures were taken in the surrounding area.

The ambassador also stated that the embassy building did not suffer any damage and that both he and the embassy staff were in good health.

The first photos from the earthquake area showed damage to buildings, while the panic of the public and members of the press broadcasting from the area was also reflected on the cameras.

THE EARTHQUAKE WAS ALSO FELT IN GERMANY

The quake, which struck in the Croatian town of Petrinja, was felt in the German province of Bayvera.

The 6.3-magnitude quake struck in the town of Petrinja, about 45km southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb, and was felt in the German province of Bayvera.

In a statement, The GEO Research Centre in Potsdam, Germany, said the quake in Croatia was 6.3 magnitude, and the quake was also felt in parts of Upper Bavaria. In the last 30 hours, two earthquakes in a row occurred in the same region, while Monday's earthquakes were 5.2 and 5.0.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter that the commission was in contact with the Government of Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and that they were ready to help.