(ANSA-AFP) - SARAJEVO, APR 23 - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake
rocked southern Bosnia late Friday, killing one person and
injuring several others, local media reports said. A 28-year-old
woman who was injured when a rock fell on her house in the town
of Stolac, near Mostar, died in hospital, a medical source
quoted by media said. Several others were lightly injured,
including members of the victim's family. The earthquake also
toppled walls and caused property damage in several other
localities, including Mostar and the town of Ljubinje, according
to local and civil defence authorities. The shallow quake struck
at 2107 GMT and was centred 14 kilometres (nine miles) northeast
of Ljubinje, the US Geological Survey said. It was felt across
the Balkans as far away as Belgrade, Zagreb and Skopje, more
than 400 kilometres from the epicentre, according to AFP
correspondents. Reports to the USGS indicated the quake was also
felt in Albania and southern Italy. It was followed by several
weaker aftershocks. The European-Mediterranean Seismological
Centre warned that "aftershocks are likely to happen in the
coming hours and days". The Balkans is prone to seismic activity
and earthquakes are frequent. A 6.4-magnitude quake on December
29, 2020 in the Petrinja region of Croatia, near the capital
Zagreb, killed seven people and destroyed hundreds of buildings
and houses. In March 2020, Zagreb was hit by a 5.3 tremor that
caused extensive damage. In November 2019, more than 50 people
were killed in Albania by a 6.4 earthquake that also left
thousands homeless. (ANSA-AFP).
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