1963 Skopje earthquake
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The 1963 Skopje earthquake (Macedonian: Скопски земјотрес од 1963 година, Albanian: Tërmeti i Shkupit i vitit 1963) was a 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia (present-day North Macedonia), then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, on July 26, 1963, which killed over 1,070 people, injured between 3,000[5] and 4,000[6] and left more than 200,000 people homeless.[4] About 80 percent of the city was destroyed.[4]
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UTC time | 1963-07-26 04:17:17 |
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ISC event | 872813 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | July 26, 1963 (1963-07-26) |
Local time | 5:17 |
Magnitude | 6.1 Mw |
Depth | 6 kilometres (4 mi)[1] |
Epicenter | 42.10°N 21.40°E / 42.10; 21.40[1][2] |
Max. intensity | MMI X (Extreme)[3] |
Casualties | 1,000–1,100 killed[1][4] |
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