An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck a town in central Croatia on Tuesday, killing a child, injuring many people, and wrecking houses, officials said. Rescuers tried to pull people from the rubble of collapsed buildings, television footage showed, and army troops were sent into the area to help. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said the quake hit at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The epicenter was in the town of Petrinja, 50 km south of the Croatian capital Zagreb. Piles of stone, bricks, and tiles littered the streets in the aftermath of the quake, and cars parked in the road were also damaged by falling debris. Patients were evacuated from the Sisak hospital because buildings were damaged. Watch the full video for more details.
