2020 Petrinja earthquake
At 12:19 PM CET (11:19 UTC) on 29 December 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 Mw (6.2 ML) hit central Croatia, with an epicenter located roughly 3 km (1.9 mi) west-southwest of Petrinja. The maximum felt intensity was estimated at VIII (Heavily damaging) to IX (Destructive) on the European macroseismic scale. Before this event there were three foreshocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 5.2 Mw on the day before. The earthquake was followed by numerous aftershocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 4.9 Mw. The adversely affected areas were mostly in the Sisak-Moslavina County and other nearby Croatian counties, as well as some of the nearby areas of Bosnia and Slovenia.
| Potres u Petrinji 2020. | |
| UTC time | 2020-12-29 11:19:54 |
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| ISC event | 621237334 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 29 December 2020 |
| Local time | 12:19 p.m. CET (UTC+1) |
| Duration | 26 seconds |
| Magnitude | 6.4 Mw 6.2 ML |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Epicentre | 45.4002°N 16.2187°E |
| Fault | Pokupsko Fault |
| Type | Strike-slip |
| Areas affected |
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| Total damage | 5–5.5 billion euros |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Peak acceleration | 0.4 g |
| Foreshocks | 3 with a ML4.0 or greater Largest: Mw5.2 at 05:28 UTC, 28 December 2020 |
| Aftershocks | Numerous Largest: Mw4.9 at 17:01 UTC, 6 January 2021 |
| Casualties | 7 dead, 26 injured |
| Citations | |
Seven people were confirmed dead, while 26 others were injured, with six having serious injuries. Initial reports show many buildings destroyed in Petrinja. The mayor of Petrinja, Darinko Dumbović, said that half of the town has been destroyed.
The first multidisciplinary scientific paper on Petrinja 2020 earthquake was published in Remote Sensing journal in March 2021.