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Two small earthquakes hit Croatia

Croatian Times

An earthquake measuring 1.8 on the Richter Scale rattled the Samobor area near Zagreb early this morning (Mon).

The epicentre was in Pojatno, 25 minutes by car from the capital.

It was the second earthquake to hit Croatia in two days, the daily Jutarnji List has reported.  The first quake occurred yesterday afternoon near the town of Sinj in Dalmatia. The earthquake, the epicentre of which was in Bosnia-Herzegovina, measured 2.0 on the Richter Scale.

According to first reports, neither earthquake caused any damage or injuries.




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