Residents of Sarajevo report the quake lasted for about 30 seconds. The furniture was shaking and even windows were making noise. Seismologists say the tremors have rattled southern Bosnia, several hours after a deadly quake struck in nearby Albania.
The GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, which monitors global earthquake activity, said the shallow earthquake of magnitude-5.4 occurred at 9.19am (GMT) southeast of the capital, Sarajevo.
Seismologist Branko Dragicevic in Serbia told local media that the quake early on Tuesday was felt by some 10 million people in Montenegro, Italy, North Macedonia, Greece and Bulgaria.
In Croatia, seismologists say the quake was mostly felt along the country’s Adriatic Sea coast, waking up people.
There have been no reports yet of damage.
European monitors recorded the second quake with an epicentre 75kms (45 miles) south of Bosnian capital Sarajevo.
This comes after reports that six people have died after an earthquake struck Albania
At least seven people died in the quake that hit Albania’s capital Tirana and the surrounding region, causing buildings to collapse and burying residents under rubble.
Hundreds more have been injured after the strong earthquake rocked Albania today.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.4 quake struck 19 miles northwest of Tirana.
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