A devastating earthquake that struck the town of Petrinja some 60 kilometres southeast of Zagreb has caused damage to several buildings in the capital, the head of emergency services in the City of Zagreb, Pavle Kalinic told state news agency Hina on Tuesday.
Kalinic said that services were immediately being deployed to Petrinja and its surrounding area which were hardest hit by the earthquake.
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A devastating earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale and VII-IX degrees on the EMS scale, with its epicentre 5 kilometres southwest of Petrinja, struck at 12.19 on Tuesday, the Seismology Service reported on Tuesday.
The earthquake could be felt throughout the Croatia and in neighbouring countries.
