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At approximately 6:24 AM CET on the morning of 22 March 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 Mw, 5.5 ML, hit Zagreb, Croatia, with an epicenter 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the city centre. [1] [4] [5] [6] The maximum felt intensity was VII–VIII ( Very strong to Damaging) on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale.
- 1 dead, 26 injured
- 2020-03-22 05:24:03
The maximum perceived intensity at the epicenter was estimated VII on the EMS scale (Seismological Survey url), a strong earthquake with MMI intensity of VII (Markušić et al. 2020, USGS url). This was by far the strongest earthquake that hit Zagreb in the last 140 years, since the great M L 6.2 Zagreb earthquake of 1880.
- Josip Atalić, Mario Uroš, Marta Šavor Novak, Marija Demšić, Miroslav Nastev
- 2021
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Although strong and damaging earthquakes have hit Zagreb in the past, the 22 March 2020 earthquake (Mw 5.4) is the first one that was recorded by a modern digital local seismic network, and...
Nov 10, 2020 · Zagreb earthquake of 22 March 2020 – preliminary report on seismologic aspects and damage to buildings tie beams) located in the vicinity of the epicentral area, the focus in this paper will
Although strong and damaging earthquakes have hit Zagreb in the past, the 22 March 2020 earthquake (Mw 5.4) is the first one that was recorded by a modern digital local seismic network, and which could be analysed not only by macroseismic methods, but also by microseismic ones.
3.4 The Earthquake of March 22, 2020 33 3.4.1 Shakemap 33 3.4.2 Aftershocks distribution 34 3.4.3 Analysis of the Zagreb Earthquake 35 3.4.4 Surface Fault Rupture 37 3.4.5 Strong ground motion characteristics 38 3.4.6 Site response and geotechnical observations 38 3.5 Conclusions 39 3.6 References 39 4.
Dec 29, 2020 · The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said it hit at 1119 GMT at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), with the epicentre in Petrinja, 50 km south of Zagreb. "By now, in the vicinity of the...
