An earthquake has shaken the west coast of Croatia. Individual effects should also have been felt in Bavaria.
An earthquake shook the Croatian island of Krk on Thursday morning. The Seismological Institute in the capital Zagreb put the strength at 4.8, according to the portal “erdbebennews.de” the strength has now been corrected upwards to 5.3.
The Croatian institute gave the town of Draga Bašćanska on the island of Krk as the epicenter. Nothing was initially known regarding damage. Readers’ letters to the “index.hr” news portal reported clearly perceptible earthquakes, swaying buildings and objects falling from shelves in apartments.
According to “erdbebennews.de”, tremors were felt in Austria, possibly also in the south of Bavaria. The island of Krk and the Adriatic coast opposite are popular holiday destinations in summer.
