According to the statement sent to MTI by the Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory of the HUN-REN Earth Physics and Space Science Research Institute At 8:43 a.m., about 15 kilometers from the Hungarian border, near Kapronca was the epicenter of the earthquake.
In the first half hour, reports came from Zalaegerszeg, Pécs, Őrtilos, Nagykanizsa, Kaposvár, Szekszárd, Komló and Marcali, but the earthquake could also be felt in several settlements near the border.
Zsolt Kósi, spokesperson of the Zala County Disaster Management Directorate, told MTI: no damage was reported in the first half hour.
In Nagykanizsa and its surroundings, according to posts on social media sites and what the MTI correspondent experienced, furniture, fixtures and fittings, and chandeliers swung in several places. People standing outside also felt the slight rumbling and the ground movement, some even felt the tremor while sitting in their car.
