COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia has resulted in 1,316,912 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 18,752 deaths.
COVID-19 warning sign on Zaprešić elementary school
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. The maximum felt intensity was VII–VIII on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale. The earthquake was followed by numerous aftershocks, the strongest of which with a magnitude of 5.0. It was the strongest earthquake in Zagreb since the 1880 earthquake and caused substantial damage in the historical city center. More than 1,900 buildings were reported to have been damaged to the point of becoming uninhabitable. The earthquake was also felt in Slovenia. One person was killed and 27 others were injured.
2020 Zagreb earthquake
On 17 April, explosive charges were used to remove the northern spire of Zagreb Cathedral.
Zagreb cathedral lacking its spires.
A building in Ilica Street damaged by the earthquake.