An intense earthquake hit Zagreb , the capital of Croatia , causing problems in enforcement of social distancing measures set out by the Government during the coronavirus pandemic , on March 22 , 2020 .
On 22 March a large earthquake ( 5.5 on the Richter scale ) has hit the Croatian capital of Zagreb , just before 06:30 AM ( CET ) and was followed by multiple smaller earthquakes ( second 5.0 and third 3.7 on the Richter scale ) .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe