Medvednica Fault Zone

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The Medvednica Fault Zone is a fault zone in northern

seismically active.[1] The movements along the fault are sinistral and connected to the counterclockwise movements of the Adriatic plate. The fault also shows signs of thrusting.[2]

The

strike-slip Kašina Fault, passing through Kašina, around 16 km (10 mi) from the city centre, which could produce earthquakes up to ML 6.5–6.6 in strength.[4] Some of the research following the 2020 earthquake indicates that the ML 6.3 1880 earthquake, thought to have been caused by the Kašina Fault, was actually a product of the North Medvednica Fault, and Kašina's capacity for earthquakes was revised down to ML 5.88.[citation needed
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References

  1. ^ Ivančić, Ines; Herak, Davorka; Markušić, Snježana; Sović, Ivica; Herak, Marijan (2006). "Seismicity of Croatia in the period 2002–2005". Geofizika. 23 (2). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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  3. ^ "Godinu dana od potresa u Zagrebu: 58 obitelji u kontejnerima, gotovo 200 ljudi u hostelu" [One year after Zagreb earthquake: 58 families in improvised housing, almost 200 people in hostels]. Tportal.hr (in Croatian). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ Rudež, Tanja (13 March 2010). "Zagreb 6,5 po Richteru - Četvrtina grada bila bi sravnjena sa zemljom" [6.5 Richter magnitude in Zagreb – A quarter of the city would be levelled]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.