UPDATED: Central Croatia rattled by powerful earthquake

Central Croatia was rattled by a powerful earthquake. Though the quake caused some panic there have been  no reports so far of damage.

The Seismological Service of the Republic of Croatia said the epicenter was near Bašćanska Draga on Krk .

The Seismological Service of the Republic of Croatia and the USGS said  the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8, and was felt in the capital, Zagreb while the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) is reporting that the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.5.

The earthquake was felt throughout the Croatian coast and light shaking throughout parts of northern and central Croatia, Slovenia, northeastern Italy, northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, southern Austria, and far southwestern Hungary.

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